Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Medieval·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
About
About Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval 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 Medieval site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
26.4663° S · 70.9997° W · 385 m · 3 mapped features
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension — Principal Feature
structurePrimary geoglyph feature at Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
26.4655° S · 70.9989° WOllantaytambo Quarry Extension — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
26.4670° S · 71.0003° WOllantaytambo Quarry Extension — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
26.4652° S · 71.0007° W