🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Conchopata — Wari Craft Center
Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) · Wari (Huari)
Conchopata — Wari Craft Center in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari (Huari).
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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) · Wari (Huari)
Conchopata — Wari Craft Center in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari (Huari).
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE) · Wari Empire
Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari Empire.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Moche Middle (250–400 CE) · Moche (Sipán)
Sipán Royal Tombs — Huaca Rajada in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Moche Middle (250–400 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche (Sipán).
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Middle Horizon (600–800 CE) · Wari
Azángaro — Wari Provincial Center in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (600–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Archaic / Norte Chico · Caral-Supe / Norte Chico
Oldest city in Americas and largest Late Archaic New World pyramids (c.2600 BCE) – six truncated earthen pyramids with sunken plazas, residential sectors and early quipu and flutes in Supe Valley,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimú · Chimú (Chanchan)
Largest adobe city in world: capital of Chimú Kingdom (850–1470) covering 20 km² with 10 walled citadels (ciudadelas) with friezes of pelicans and lattice, reservoirs, adobe walls.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chachapoya late (1300–1470 CE) · Chachapoya later Inca fringe
Abiseo Gran Pajatén discovered by Savoy 1963, excavated 1985, mosaic fretwork with human heads, UNESCO 1990 Rio Abiseo.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Iron Age · Iron Age
Iron Age ancient-city at Huanuco.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Inca Imperial (1420–1536 CE; Tupac Inca Yupanqui) · Inca (Topa Inca)
Choquequirao explored by Bingham 1909 and García 1993–, llama terraces unique, Apurímac canyon 1500 m drop.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Late Moche / Transitional (600–800 CE) to Wari influence · Late Moche → Wari (transitional Moche V to coastal Wari)
Moche transition Galindo excavated by Bawden 1980s, Wari presence after Moche southern collapse.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Middle Horizon Wari Empire (600–1000 CE) capital Wari · Wari (Huari) imperial
Ayacucho Wari excavated by Lumbreras & Isbell 1970s–, first Andean orthogonal city before Inca.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Recuay / Pashash (200 BCE–700 CE) → Wari · Recuay (Pashash culture)
Cabana Pashash excavated by Grieder 1970s, Recuay negative resist and Pashabamba stratigraphy.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 103 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 109 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 135 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 143 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 160 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 161 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 175 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 192 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 193 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 194 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 211 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 216 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
