Pediment Holm Burial Mound
Pediment Holm
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)·Andean Formative·🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada
About
About Pediment Holm Burial Mound
Pediment Holm Burial Mound in British Columbia, Canada is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) tumulus attributed to Andean Formative culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and test trenching, it presents a monumental core with workshop zone. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative tumulus with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Population scale vs catchment
- 02Water management and resilience
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Trading entrepôt and regional hub
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. 1347 BCE
- Period
- Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1347 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1100 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 258 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1897
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
50.7375° N · 121.2535° W · 1203 m · 4 mapped features
Gateway
enclosureBurial zone — cists
50.7391° N · 121.2525° WEnclosure Wall
shrineHydraulic feature — reservoir
50.7362° N · 121.2538° WNecropolis Extension
cairnBurial zone — cists
50.7386° N · 121.2564° WAncillary Complex
templeHydraulic feature — reservoir
50.7379° N · 121.2557° W