Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic·🇵🇪 Peru Region 7, Peru
About
About Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 in Peru Region 7, Peru is a Bronze Age hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Ceremonial centre
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
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
- Purpose
- hydraulic ritual/settlement purpose for Misc-Hydraulic
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1905
- Excavation
- Excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
On the ground
Structures & features
15.6510° S · 61.8770° E · 297 m · 3 mapped features
Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — Principal Cistern
cisterncistern at Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — subsidiary complex
15.6524° S · 61.8788° ETumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — Northern Aqueduct
aqueductaqueduct at Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — subsidiary complex
15.6510° S · 61.8768° ETumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — Southern Dam
damdam at Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7 — primary structure
15.6500° S · 61.8784° E