Hypothetical9.4771° S · 78.2728° W · 1199 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex. Recorded context — Period: Initial Period (1800-800 BCE); Culture: Casma-Sechin; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
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. 2062 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1907
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4771° S · 78.2728° W · 1199 m · 3 mapped features
- Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 — Principal FeaturestructureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 4429.4757° S · 78.2722° W
- Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 4429.4769° S · 78.2744° W
- Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 — Outlier FeatureoutlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 442 at Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 4429.4790° S · 78.2740° W