Verified8.1228° S · 79.0744° W · 233 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806 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. 1725 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1942
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1228° S · 79.0744° W · 233 m · 3 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806 — Principal Feature
structureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806
8.1217° S · 79.0757° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806 — Ancillary Complex
complexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806
8.1242° S · 79.0758° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806 — Outlier Feature
outlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806
8.1222° S · 79.0760° W