Turgai Geoglyph Square North
Turgai Geoglyph Square North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇧🇴 Pampas, Bolivia
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About Turgai Geoglyph Square North
Turgai Geoglyph Square North in Pampas, Bolivia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village 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 Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Turgai Geoglyph Square North
- 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
14.1152° S · 63.9100° W · 541 m · 3 mapped features
Turgai Geoglyph Square North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Turgai Geoglyph Square North
14.1144° S · 63.9092° WTurgai Geoglyph Square North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Turgai Geoglyph Square North
14.1159° S · 63.9106° WTurgai Geoglyph Square North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Turgai Geoglyph Square North
14.1141° S · 63.9110° W