Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Huaca de la Luna Platform North Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Moche Valley, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Huaca de la Luna Platform North in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Huaca de la Luna Platform North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1490° S · 79.7956° W · 444 m · 3 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Huaca de la Luna Platform North
8.1482° S · 79.7948° WHuaca de la Luna Platform North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Huaca de la Luna Platform North
8.1497° S · 79.7962° WHuaca de la Luna Platform North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Huaca de la Luna Platform North
8.1479° S · 79.7966° W