Verified9.4893° S · 78.2457° W · 290 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 997
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 997
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 997 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. 3705 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1910
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4893° S · 78.2457° W · 290 m · 3 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 997 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 997
9.4889° S · 78.2476° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 997 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 997
9.4880° S · 78.2462° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 997 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 997
9.4890° S · 78.2452° W