Etowah Mound A Terrace
Etowah Mound A Terrace Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇵🇪 Moche Valley, Peru
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About Etowah Mound A Terrace
Etowah Mound A Terrace in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Etowah Mound A Terrace
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
8.0029° S · 79.4993° W · 73 m · 3 mapped features
Etowah Mound A Terrace — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Etowah Mound A Terrace
8.0021° S · 79.4985° WEtowah Mound A Terrace — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Etowah Mound A Terrace
8.0036° S · 79.4999° WEtowah Mound A Terrace — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Etowah Mound A Terrace
8.0018° S · 79.5003° W