Kuelap Fortress North — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Kuelap Fortress North Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Andean Highlands, Peru
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About Kuelap Fortress North — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Kuelap Fortress North in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kuelap Fortress North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
12.8612° S · 71.7230° W · 168 m · 3 mapped features
Kuelap Fortress North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Kuelap Fortress North
12.8604° S · 71.7222° WKuelap Fortress North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kuelap Fortress North
12.8619° S · 71.7236° WKuelap Fortress North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kuelap Fortress North
12.8601° S · 71.7240° W