Verified9.4629° S · 78.2597° W · 243 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 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. 1812 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1908
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4629° S · 78.2597° W · 243 m · 3 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205
9.4625° S · 78.2609° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205
9.4644° S · 78.2594° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 205 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 205
9.4622° S · 78.2589° W