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Excavation ongoing platforms in Peru · Mysteria

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Excavation ongoing platforms in Peru

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casma sechin andean initial period1

lambayeque chimu inca1

manchay chavin early formative1

manchay lima initial period casma rimac tradition1

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🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Montegrande Pyramid — Cajamarca Temple of Death

Late Preceramic to Early Formative (Jaén phase) · Marañón/Cajamarca Cupisnique-related / Early Formative

Amazon-slope temple Montegrande (3000–800 BCE) Jaén Amojú: 72 m spiral pyramid with Chamber of Death (40 burials) over 3000 BCE circular temple — Cajamarca Formative spiral tradition.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Vichama — Templo Mayor Pyramid

Late Preceramic Norte Chico, c.3800–2800 BCE (peak 1800 BCE) · Norte Chico (Vichama)

Templo Mayor at Vichama (c.3800–3300 BCE with major Late Preceramic build c.2800 BCE, Norte Chico), 50 × 70 m base, 16 m high terraced pyramid with summit plazas and elaborate stucco reliefs of…