Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Altiplano (La Paz)
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇧🇴 Altiplano, Bolivia
About
About Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Altiplano (La Paz)
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Altiplano, Bolivia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
16.9031° S · 67.8321° W · 7 m · 3 mapped features
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure
16.9023° S · 67.8313° WSerpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure
16.9038° S · 67.8327° WSerpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure
16.9020° S · 67.8331° W