Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza

Why it mattersKey Sechin-Casma Early Ceramic (Sechin 1600) over Sechin Bajo Preceramic 3500 BCE square temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

3500 BCE Sechin Bajo plaza circular square; 1600 BCE Sechin stone Stele facade

Period

Preceramic to Sechin (Cerro Sechín 1600 BCE temple with 300 warrior stelae; Sechin Bajo 3500 BCE Old Temple plaza circular 1650 BCE square)

Culture

Sechin-Casma Early Ceramic (Sechin 1600) over Sechin Bajo Preceramic 3500 BCE square

Purpose

2-temple complex: Sechin Bajo 3500 BCE plaza (Old Temple square and circular 1650 BCE plaza below) + Cerro 1600 BCE façade 400 incised scorched warrior heads 0.8 m each and dismembered bodies — victory fresco after assault battle

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1863

Excavation

Excavated

1. 3500 BCE Sechin Bajo plaza circular square; 1600 BCE Sechin stone Stele facade

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza

2. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza

3. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza

• Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — primary structure

  9.4776° S · 78.2587° W

• Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — outlier feature

  9.4804° S · 78.2585° W

• Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — Shrine Annex 3

  shrine

  shrine at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — outlier feature

  9.4771° S · 78.2577° W

• Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — Eastern Temple

  temple

  temple at Sechín — Cerro Sechín Victory Mural Excarnated Heads Plaza — outlier feature

  9.4784° S · 78.2580° W