Spiro Craig Mound South
Spiro Craig Mound South Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Classical·🇵🇪 Moche Valley, Peru
About
About Spiro Craig Mound South
Spiro Craig Mound South in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Classical 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 Classical site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Spiro Craig Mound South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
7.5603° S · 79.3301° W · 683 m · 3 mapped features
Spiro Craig Mound South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Spiro Craig Mound South
7.5595° S · 79.3293° WSpiro Craig Mound South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Spiro Craig Mound South
7.5610° S · 79.3307° WSpiro Craig Mound South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Spiro Craig Mound South
7.5592° S · 79.3311° W