Cleopatra Palace Crypt South — Chiloé Shelf — cleopatra-pa
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇨🇱 Chiloé Shelf, Chile
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About Cleopatra Palace Crypt South — Chiloé Shelf — cleopatra-pa
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South in Chiloé Shelf, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Cleopatra Palace Crypt South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
43.2758° S · 74.1984° W · 172 m · 3 mapped features
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Cleopatra Palace Crypt South
43.2750° S · 74.1976° WCleopatra Palace Crypt South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Cleopatra Palace Crypt South
43.2765° S · 74.1990° WCleopatra Palace Crypt South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Cleopatra Palace Crypt South
43.2747° S · 74.1994° W