Casa Grande Compound — Atacama (Copiapo)
Casa Grande Compound Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
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About Casa Grande Compound — Atacama (Copiapo)
Casa Grande Compound in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Casa Grande Compound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
28.3100° S · 70.7799° W · 543 m · 3 mapped features
Casa Grande Compound — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Casa Grande Compound
28.3092° S · 70.7791° WCasa Grande Compound — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Casa Grande Compound
28.3107° S · 70.7805° WCasa Grande Compound — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Casa Grande Compound
28.3089° S · 70.7809° W