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·🇵🇪 Lambayeque, Ferreñafe District, Batan Grande (Huaca Sialupe) pomal, Santuario Histórico Bosque Pomac, near Pítipo, La Leche valley, Peru
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About Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest
Batan Grande Shimada 1978–, 900 Sicán capital metallurgy frenzy. Recorded context — Period: Sicán Middle (900–1050 CE Sicán metallurgy peak) + Inca later; Culture: Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later; Field status: excavated; Materials: adobe, arsenic bronze, gold sheet, slag; Condition: preserved — Pomac forest.
Why it mattersKey Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Observatory
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. 900 CE Sicán furnace capital 20 huacas 10 m–40 m high (Huaca del Oro 35 m, Huaca Corte 8 m)
- Period
- Sicán Middle (900–1050 CE Sicán metallurgy peak) + Inca later
- Culture
- Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later
- Purpose
- Sicán gold metallurgy city (20 huacas) with 10 m gold-bearing pyre arena Huaca Corte workshop and 30 furnaces — arsenic bronze workshop 10 ha Pompeii of Sican with 30 adobes furnace firing 36 hrs
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1851
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest
c. 900 CE Sicán furnace capital 20 huacas 10 m–40 m high (Huaca del Oro 35 m, Huaca Corte 8 m)
Initial construction / first occupation at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest
On the ground
Structures & features
6.4820° S · 79.7860° W · 75 m · 3 mapped features
- Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — primary structure6.4820° S · 79.7849° W
- Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — hydraulic feature6.4835° S · 79.7863° W
- Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Causeway Annex 3causewaycauseway at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — subsidiary complex6.4801° S · 79.7865° W
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