Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing
Moche to Chimú (300–1375 CE)·Moche / Sicán / Chimú·🇵🇪 Lambayeque Region, Peru
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About Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing
Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Moche to Chimú (300–1375 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche / Sicán / Chimú. Twin pyramids Chotuna 50 m and Chornancap where Priestess of Chornancap gold tomb found 2011. Donnan: Chotuna 500 CE truncated pyramid, Chornancap 2011 tomb of Priestess with sceptres and gold nose ring.
Why it mattersType-site for highland Moche / Sicán / Chimú occupation
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Culture chronology refinement
- 02Imperial administration model
Theories
- 01Defensive puna adaptation
- 02Wari imperial expansion
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 CE Huaca Chotuna
- Period
- Moche to Chimú (300–1375 CE)
- Culture
- Moche / Sicán / Chimú
- Purpose
- Twin pyramids Chotuna 50 m and Chornancap where Priestess of Chornancap gold tomb found 2011
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE Huaca Chotuna
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Systematic archaeological expedition
On the ground
Structures & features
6.7200° S · 79.9500° W · 10 m · 3 mapped features
- Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing — Plaza and Platform CoreplazaCentral plaza and platform mound6.7198° S · 79.9499° W
- Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing — Residential SectorresidentialDomestic sector6.7202° S · 79.9498° W
- Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing — Cemetery ExtensionnecropolisAssociated shaft or chamber cemetery6.7196° S · 79.9502° W
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