Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru)
Huaracana Shelter N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇵🇪 Ayacucho, Huaracana, Peru
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About Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru)
Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru) in Ayacucho, Huaracana, Peru is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 2.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2760 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 829 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1960
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
13.1600° S · 74.2200° W · 2760 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru) — panel with stratified deposits
13.1576° S · 74.2209° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru) — gallery with stratified deposits
13.1591° S · 74.2185° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru) — engraving with stratified deposits
13.1600° S · 74.2211° WRock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Huaracana — Rock Painting Ancillary Shelter North (Ayacucho, Peru) — boulder with stratified deposits
13.1610° S · 74.2217° W