Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash

Why it mattersKey Recuay (Pashash culture) ancient-city 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. 200 BCE hill settlement; mausoleums 400 CE

Period

Recuay / Pashash (200 BCE–700 CE) → Wari

Culture

Recuay (Pashash culture)

Purpose

Recuay hilltop mausoleum city — white stone chullpa-like tombs and sunken courts with Recuay negative resist pottery

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1964

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 200 BCE hill settlement; mausoleums 400 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash

2. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash

• Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — outlier feature

  8.4593° S · 78.0702° W

• Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — subsidiary complex

  8.4587° S · 78.0735° W

• Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — outlier feature

  8.4587° S · 78.0710° W

• Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — Eastern Structure

  structure

  structure at Pashash — Recuay hilltop mausoleums Ancash — primary structure

  8.4590° S · 78.0729° W