Verified9.4800° S · 78.2600° W · 217 m
Cerro Sechin Temple
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple
Cerro Sechin Temple in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex.
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Why it mattersKey Casma-Sechin temple-complex.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 2443 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1932
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4800° S · 78.2600° W · 217 m · 4 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple — Principal Feature
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9.4803° S · 78.2606° WCerro Sechin Temple — Ancillary Complex
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9.4808° S · 78.2611° WCerro Sechin Temple — Outlier Feature
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9.4813° S · 78.2603° WCerro Sechin Temple — Reservoir/Cistern
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9.4780° S · 78.2587° W