Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru)
Checta Panel N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇵🇪 Lima, Checta, Peru
Unknown 1st century CE Roman artist; Photo courtesy of Annette Haug · Public domain
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About Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru)
Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru) in Lima, Checta, Peru is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 1.2 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1000 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape 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. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 2015
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1108 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1958
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
11.6600° S · 76.8200° W · 1000 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Painted PanelpanelMain Painted Panel at Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru) — panel with stratified deposits11.6624° S · 76.8194° W
- Upper Gallery NichegalleryUpper Gallery Niche at Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru) — gallery with stratified deposits11.6593° S · 76.8178° W
- Ancillary Engraving ClusterengravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru) — engraving with stratified deposits11.6579° S · 76.8216° W
- Rock Fall BoulderboulderRock Fall Boulder at Checta — Rock Art North Panel (Lima, Peru) — boulder with stratified deposits11.6622° S · 76.8212° W
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