Verified9.4749° S · 78.2690° W · 146 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 840 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. 1877 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1935
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4749° S · 78.2690° W · 146 m · 4 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 840 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
9.4767° S · 78.2690° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
9.4741° S · 78.2680° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
9.4744° S · 78.2687° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicCerro Sechin Temple Sector 840
9.4765° S · 78.2670° W