Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile)
Chiza N Geoglyph
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)·Andean Formative·🇨🇱 Tarapacá, Chiza Valley, Chile
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About Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile)
Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile) in Tarapacá, Chiza Valley, Chile is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions figure 92 m long × 28 m wide; line 2.5 m wide; area 34.2 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 900 m elevation.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 500 BCE
- Period
- Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Desert geoglyph and ceremonial landscape
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 918 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1886
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
19.8500° S · 69.5500° W · 900 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal FigurefigurePrincipal Figure at Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile) — figure with stratified deposits19.8498° S · 69.5482° W
- North Ray ExtensionrayNorth Ray Extension at Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile) — ray with stratified deposits19.8484° S · 69.5498° W
- Ancillary CirclecircleAncillary Circle at Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile) — circle with stratified deposits19.8496° S · 69.5490° W
- Alignment TerminusterminusAlignment Terminus at Chiza Valley — Geoglyph North Extremo (Tarapacá, Chile) — terminus with stratified deposits19.8510° S · 69.5497° W
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