Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Nazca (Nazca)
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Classical·🇵🇪 Nazca, Peru
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About Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Nazca (Nazca)
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West in Nazca, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Classical 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 Classical site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7442° S · 75.4521° W · 559 m · 3 mapped features
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West
15.7434° S · 75.4513° WMaranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West
15.7449° S · 75.4527° WMaranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West
15.7431° S · 75.4531° W