Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇧🇴 Potosí, Bolivia
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About Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05)
Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for hilltop and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersGreat Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for hilltop a
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Hilltop and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05)
On the ground
Structures & features
19.9039° S · 66.6665° W · 193 m · 4 mapped features
Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) – central hilltop and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
19.9039° S · 66.6665° WGreat Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) defining settlement or ritual space
19.9040° S · 66.6665° WGreat Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) ceremonial landscape
19.9038° S · 66.6666° WGreat Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
19.9040° S · 66.6666° W