Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku)
Puma Punku H Terrace
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇧🇴 La Paz, Tiwanaku, Puma Punku, Bolivia
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About Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku)
Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku) in La Paz, Tiwanaku, Puma Punku, Bolivia is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 36.9 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 3850 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1916
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 808 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1941
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
16.5600° S · 68.4500° W · 3850 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku) — structure with stratified deposits
16.5603° S · 68.4476° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku) — complex with stratified deposits
16.5599° S · 68.4476° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Puma Punku — Ancillary H-Block Terrace (Tiwanaku) — outlier with stratified deposits
16.5616° S · 68.4510° W