Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Atacama (Calama)
Beothuk Wigwam Post North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
About
About Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Atacama (Calama)
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Iron 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 Iron Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Beothuk Wigwam Post North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
22.0485° S · 69.5388° W · 704 m · 3 mapped features
- Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-village feature at Beothuk Wigwam Post North22.0477° S · 69.5380° W
- Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Beothuk Wigwam Post North22.0492° S · 69.5394° W
- Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Outlierrock artOutlier at Beothuk Wigwam Post North22.0474° S · 69.5398° W