Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
Period Late Holocene·Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic·🇵🇪 Peru Region 12, Peru
About
About Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
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. Recorded context — Period: Period Late Holocene; Culture: Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic; Field status: excavated; Materials: granite, plaster; Condition: partially preserved.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Seasonal gathering
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
- Period
- Period Late Holocene
- Culture
- Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
- Purpose
- hydraulic ritual/settlement purpose for Misc-Hydraulic
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1893
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
On the ground
Structures & features
31.6447° N · 3.5787° W · 674 m · 3 mapped features
- Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — Principal Cisterncisterncistern at Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — outlier feature31.6453° N · 3.5788° W
- Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — Northern Aqueductaqueductaqueduct at Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — primary structure31.6438° N · 3.5805° W
- Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — Southern Damdamdam at Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 — hydraulic feature31.6461° N · 3.5792° W