Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33)
Medieval (regional)·Medieval·🇧🇴 Potosí, Bolivia
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About Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33)
Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for ridge 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 mattersGreat Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for ridge and as
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Medieval (regional)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Ridge and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33)
On the ground
Structures & features
21.0147° S · 67.0497° W · 213 m · 4 mapped features
- Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) – central ridge and associated settlement element with stratified deposits21.0146° S · 67.0497° W
- Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) defining settlement or ritual space21.0148° S · 67.0497° W
- Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) ceremonial landscape21.0146° S · 67.0498° W
- Great Potosí Ridge South — Potosí (55-33) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management21.0148° S · 67.0498° W