Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular
Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular North Annex · Sechin Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Ancash, Sechín Bajo, Peru
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About Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular
Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular in Ancash, Sechín Bajo, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -9.4870N -78.2580E controls access to Ancash resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Ancash, Sechín Bajo, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1998 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular main structure
c. 1938
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1998–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4870° S · 78.2580° W · 346 m · 4 mapped features
Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
9.4862° S · 78.2571° WSechin Bajo Plaza Circular — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
9.4880° S · 78.2587° WSechin Bajo Plaza Circular — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
9.4855° S · 78.2568° WSechin Bajo Plaza Circular — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
9.4886° S · 78.2591° W