Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇧🇴 Potosí, Bolivia
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About Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15)
Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for citadel a
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Citadel and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15)
On the ground
Structures & features
19.8241° S · 67.4895° W · 356 m · 4 mapped features
- Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) Main Earthwork FeatureearthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) – central citadel and associated settlement element with stratified deposits19.8241° S · 67.4894° W
- Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) defining settlement or ritual space19.8242° S · 67.4894° W
- Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) ceremonial landscape19.8240° S · 67.4895° W
- Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management19.8242° S · 67.4895° W