Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall
Chan Chan · Nik An N Hall
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Trujillo, Chan Chan, Peru
About
About Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall
Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall in La Libertad, Trujillo, Chan Chan, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 22.9 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 30 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1057 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1934
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1488 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
8.0600° S · 79.0700° W · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall — structure with stratified deposits
8.0600° S · 79.0683° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall — complex with stratified deposits
8.0602° S · 79.0698° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall — outlier with stratified deposits
8.0584° S · 79.0680° W