Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses
Chachapoya late (1300–1470 CE)·Chachapoya later Inca fringe·🇵🇪 San Martín, Mariscal Cáceres, Rio Abiseo National Park, Gran Pajatén, hilltop 2850 m, Peru
About
About Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses
Abiseo Gran Pajatén discovered by Savoy 1963, excavated 1985, mosaic fretwork with human heads, UNESCO 1990 Rio Abiseo.
Why it mattersKey Chachapoya later Inca fringe ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1300 CE
- Period
- Chachapoya late (1300–1470 CE)
- Culture
- Chachapoya later Inca fringe
- Purpose
- 14 slate-mosaic circular houses on 2850 m hilltop with human-head friezes — cloud forest Chachapoya mountaintop sanctuary
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1924
- Excavation
- Excavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses
On the ground
Structures & features
7.6310° S · 77.2700° W · 2850 m · 3 mapped features
Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — Principal Structure
structurestructure at Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — primary structure
7.6310° S · 77.2682° WGran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — Northern Complex
complexcomplex at Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — subsidiary complex
7.6299° S · 77.2691° WGran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — Southern Rock Art
rock artrock art at Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses — subsidiary complex
7.6297° S · 77.2709° W