Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7
Formative (1000 BCE–500 CE)·Formative hydraulic·🇵🇪 Ica, Nazca, Peru
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About Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7
Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7 in Ica, Nazca, Peru is a Formative (1000 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Formative hydraulic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal canal 2.1 km long and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -14.8270N -74.9390E controls access to Ica resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hydraulic for Ica, Nazca, illustrating Formative hydraulic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 BCE–300 CE
- Period
- Formative (1000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Formative hydraulic
- Purpose
- Water management and agricultural intensification system
- Rediscovered
- 1985 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 500 BCE–300 CE
Initial construction of Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7 main structure
c. 1925
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1985–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
14.8270° S · 74.9390° W · 255 m · 3 mapped features
- Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7 — Main StructurestructurePrincipal hydraulic — Canal 2.1 km long with diagnostic masonry/panel14.8262° S · 74.9381° W
- Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature14.8280° S · 74.9397° W
- Nazca Cantalloc Aqueduct Spiral 7 — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial14.8255° S · 74.9378° W
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