Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile)
Tiliviche Circle
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)·Andean Formative·🇨🇱 Tarapacá, Tiliviche, Chile
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About Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile)
Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) in Tarapacá, Tiliviche, Chile is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions figure 92 m long × 28 m wide; line 2.5 m wide; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1000 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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 BCE
- Period
- Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Desert geoglyph and ceremonial landscape
- Rediscovered
- 2013
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 841 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1922
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
19.5800° S · 69.9800° W · 1000 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Figure
figurePrincipal Figure at Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) — figure with stratified deposits
19.5782° S · 69.9793° WNorth Ray Extension
rayNorth Ray Extension at Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) — ray with stratified deposits
19.5824° S · 69.9814° WAncillary Circle
circleAncillary Circle at Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) — circle with stratified deposits
19.5790° S · 69.9817° WAlignment Terminus
terminusAlignment Terminus at Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) — terminus with stratified deposits
19.5777° S · 69.9782° W