Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle
Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle North Annex · Chan Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Chan Chan, Peru
About
About Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle
Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle in La Libertad, Chan Chan, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -8.1030N -79.0760E controls access to La Libertad resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for La Libertad, Chan Chan, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1994 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle main structure
c. 1934
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1994–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1030° S · 79.0760° W · 318 m · 4 mapped features
Chan Chan Walled Compound Uhle — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
8.1022° S · 79.0751° WChan Chan Walled Compound Uhle — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
8.1040° S · 79.0767° WChan Chan Walled Compound Uhle — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
8.1015° S · 79.0748° WChan Chan Walled Compound Uhle — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
8.1046° S · 79.0771° W