Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff

Why it mattersKey Initial PeriodCas ma (Las Aldas) coastal temple 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. 1800 BCE pyramid temple 20 m high

Period

Initial Period (1800–1000 BCE) major construction 1600 BCE; Preceramic fishing net 2500 BCE earlier

Culture

Initial PeriodCas ma (Las Aldas) coastal temple

Purpose

Coastal Initial Period 20 m high 3-terrace pyramid on cliff 35 m above Pacific with sunken circular plaza 15 m and fishing net workshop — one of first Initial Period pyramids 1800 BCE before Chavín

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1963

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1800 BCE pyramid temple 20 m high

   Initial construction / first occupation at Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff

2. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff

• Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — outlier feature

  9.7211° S · 78.3220° W

• Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — primary structure

  9.7217° S · 78.3214° W

• Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — subsidiary complex

  9.7232° S · 78.3204° W

• Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — Eastern Temple

  temple

  temple at Las Aldas — Initial Period Pyramid Hill Preceramic Cliff — subsidiary complex

  9.7224° S · 78.3228° W