Cerro Sechín Relief Wall — Atacama (Copiapo)
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
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About Cerro Sechín Relief Wall — Atacama (Copiapo)
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork 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 Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Cerro Sechín Relief Wall
- 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6514° S · 70.5078° W · 237 m · 3 mapped features
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Cerro Sechín Relief Wall
27.6506° S · 70.5070° WCerro Sechín Relief Wall — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Cerro Sechín Relief Wall
27.6521° S · 70.5084° WCerro Sechín Relief Wall — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Cerro Sechín Relief Wall
27.6503° S · 70.5088° W