Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — Pampas (Buenos Aires)
Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Classical·🇦🇷 Pampas, Argentina
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About Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — Pampas (Buenos Aires)
Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost in Pampas, Argentina is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Classical 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 Classical site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple-complex traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 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
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
34.7977° S · 59.2476° W · 331 m · 3 mapped features
Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost
34.7969° S · 59.2468° WCerro Baúl Wari Outpost — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost
34.7984° S · 59.2482° WCerro Baúl Wari Outpost — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost
34.7966° S · 59.2486° W