La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE

Why it mattersKey Kotosh-Mito tradição La Galgada (Grieder group) with 3050 BCE mound temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3050 BCE North mound 3.5 m; South Mond 14 m × 8 m high 2200 BCE

Period

Late Preceramic Kotosh-Mito 3000–1700 BCE (Galgalda north mound 3000 BCE south 2200)

Culture

Kotosh-Mito tradição La Galgada (Grieder group) with 3050 BCE mound

Purpose

Twin Mito mound-temples (20 ha) with chambers like Kotosh on canyon — La Galgada 3050 BCE north mound earliest Mito 3050 and south 14 m high with funeral chambers with elite textiles

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1924

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE

2. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE

• La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — outlier feature

  8.4752° S · 78.1480° W

• La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — subsidiary complex

  8.4751° S · 78.1474° W

• La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at La Galgada — Pallasca Canyon Mito Mound 3000 BCE — subsidiary complex

  8.4754° S · 78.1501° W