Verified8.1210° S · 79.0616° W · 769 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 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. 3209 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1918
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1210° S · 79.0616° W · 769 m · 4 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 — Principal Feature
structureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
8.1218° S · 79.0602° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 — Ancillary Complex
complexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
8.1201° S · 79.0617° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 — Outlier Feature
outlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
8.1193° S · 79.0599° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 393
8.1209° S · 79.0603° W