Small Step Pyramid East — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Small Step Pyramid East Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Moche Valley, Peru
About
About Small Step Pyramid East — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Small Step Pyramid East in Moche Valley, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Small Step Pyramid East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
7.8802° S · 78.0451° W · 430 m · 3 mapped features
Small Step Pyramid East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Small Step Pyramid East
7.8795° S · 78.0443° WSmall Step Pyramid East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Small Step Pyramid East
7.8810° S · 78.0457° WSmall Step Pyramid East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Small Step Pyramid East
7.8792° S · 78.0461° W