🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Sipán — Lord of Sipán Royal Tomb Huaca Rajada
Moche (200–700 CE; Lord of Sipán 250 CE) · Moche royal (Sican?) Sipán 250 CE warrior-priest 1.75 m
Sipán excavated by Walter Alva 1987 Lord 250 gold mask 12 cm, gold peanuts.
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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Huaca de la Luna — Moche Polychrome Temple Facade
Moche (100–650 CE) and later Chimú cemetery · Moche (Mochica) then Chimú
Cerro Blanco Moche excavated by Uceda & Tufinio 1991–, north wall 60 m relief of war-god, decapitador and prisoner sacrifice plaza 100 m.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 in Peru Region 12, Peru is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Chanquillo — Solar Observatory Fortified Temple Chankillo
Late Chavín to Sechin Casma (350–200 BCE) fortress and 13-tower ridge 200 BCE (Ghezzi UNESCO 2021) · Sechin / Casma Late Chavín solar observatory state
Chankillo UNESCO 2021 Ghezzi 2001 fortress with solar riddle.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Huaca de la Luna Platform North in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Torana Gateway Relief North — Cusco (Cusco)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Torana Gateway Relief North in Cusco, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Kuelap Fortress North — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Kuelap Fortress North in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Tumulus Cemetery Misc 7 — Peru Region 7
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
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.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Yalape South Annex
Late Intermediate Chachapoya 1100–1470 CE · Chachapoyas
Secondary terraced annex of Yalape fortress-city perched above Utcubamba 15 km south of Chachapoyas town: 40 circular houses with trapezoidal niches on terraces stepping down 60 m vertical, defensive…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash
Moche (550–800 CE) wall murals southernmost Moche 550–710 HalPRI mural layer 4.2 m · Moche southern frontier (Nepeña) with Wari-influenced mural final 710
Pañamarca Schaedel 1950s and recent Trever, Moche southern mural.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient village
Cedar Plank House Remnant West — Nazca (Nazca)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Cedar Plank House Remnant West in Nazca, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Chan Chan Citadel West — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Chan Chan Citadel West in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito
Preceramic Mito 2200 BCE to Chavín 1000 BCE to Recuay 500 CE multi-occupied 2200–500 BCE · Kotosh-Mito → Chavín → Recuay Huaricoto with 3 temple superimpositions
Huaricoto Burger 1980 Mit double and white plaster 2200 BCE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Petroglyph Panel East
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Petroglyph Panel East in Cusco, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Buried city
Shrine Niche North — Coastal Peru (Lima)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Shrine Niche North in Coastal Peru, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — North Coast (Trujillo)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost in North Coast, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Eridu Platform Extension
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Eridu Platform Extension in Moche Valley, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Pukara Stone Enclosure
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Pukara Stone Enclosure in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest
Sicán Middle (900–1050 CE Sicán metallurgy peak) + Inca later · Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later
Batan Grande Shimada 1978–, 900 Sicán capital metallurgy frenzy.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Gran Pajatén — Chachapoya Mosaic Round Houses
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 · Hydraulic works
Harmika Dome Revetment West
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Harmika Dome Revetment West in Cusco, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Small Step Pyramid East — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Small Step Pyramid East in Moche Valley, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Laguna de los Cóndores Annex
Late Intermediate Chachapoya 1200–1470 CE, chachapoya mummy bundles · Chachapoyas
Northern annex of famed Laguna de los Cóndores cliff 150 m north of main 6-mausoleum group above lake: 8 painted gable-roofed chullpas (mausoleums) with tiered niches containing ~60 seated mummy…
🇵🇪 Peru · Tell
Granary Pit Group South — Coastal Peru (Lima)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Granary Pit Group South in Coastal Peru, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tell attributed to Bronze Age culture.