Verified9.4995° S · 78.2657° W · 350 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 705
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 705
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 705 in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex.
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Why it mattersKey Casma-Sechin temple-complex.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1225 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1953
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4995° S · 78.2657° W · 350 m · 3 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 705 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 705
9.4989° S · 78.2656° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 705 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 705
9.4991° S · 78.2650° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 705 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 705
9.4988° S · 78.2668° W