Verified8.1125° S · 79.0751° W · 887 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.
Why it mattersKey Moche temple-complex.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 1913 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1922
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1125° S · 79.0751° W · 887 m · 3 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 — Principal Feature
structureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219
8.1138° S · 79.0766° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 — Ancillary Complex
complexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219
8.1144° S · 79.0752° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 — Outlier Feature
outlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 219
8.1143° S · 79.0731° W