Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure
Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE)·Wari Empire·🇵🇪 Ayacucho Region, Peru
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About Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure
Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari Empire. Imperial capital with Cheqo Wasi enclosure and subterranean galleries. Isbell: Wari capital 2000 ha with imperial enclosures 400 × 300 m, D-shaped temple, royal mausoleum.
Why it mattersType-site for highland Wari Empire occupation
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Culture chronology refinement
- 02Imperial administration model
Theories
- 01Defensive puna adaptation
- 02Wari imperial expansion
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Wari Empire
- Purpose
- Imperial capital with Cheqo Wasi enclosure and subterranean galleries
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Systematic archaeological expedition
On the ground
Structures & features
13.0600° S · 74.2000° W · 2800 m · 3 mapped features
Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure — Plaza and Platform Core
plazaCentral plaza and platform mound
13.0598° S · 74.1999° WWari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure — Residential Sector
residentialDomestic sector
13.0602° S · 74.1998° WWari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure — Cemetery Extension
necropolisAssociated shaft or chamber cemetery
13.0596° S · 74.2002° W