Hydraulic System at Mine Harbor
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE)·Late Bronze Age·🇧🇷 Piauí, Brazil
About
About Hydraulic System at Mine Harbor
Hydraulic System at Mine Harbor in Piauí, Brazil is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Late Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a monumental core with hydraulic works. Construction employs rubble core with facing and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Late Bronze Age hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of monuments
- 02Population scale vs catchment
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
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. 1327 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1327 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 889 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 336 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1873
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
8.0984° S · 41.6831° W · 2061 m · 3 mapped features
Shrine
tombPrimary hydraulic at Hydraulic System at Mine Harbor — enclosure wall
8.0955° S · 41.6835° WAltar
rampartAncillary field system associated with main monument
8.0963° S · 41.6820° WAncillary Complex
petroglyphBurial zone — tumuli
8.0962° S · 41.6808° W