Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Amazonas (Manaus)
Chavín de Huántar Plaza South Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇧🇷 Amazonas, Brazil
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About Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Amazonas (Manaus)
Chavín de Huántar Plaza South in Amazonas, Brazil 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.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Chavín de Huántar Plaza South
- 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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
3.0266° S · 60.1646° W · 445 m · 3 mapped features
- Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary earthwork feature at Chavín de Huántar Plaza South3.0258° S · 60.1638° W
- Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Chavín de Huántar Plaza South3.0273° S · 60.1652° W
- Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Outlierrock artOutlier at Chavín de Huántar Plaza South3.0255° S · 60.1656° W