Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇨 Andean Ecuador, Ecuador
About
About Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension in Andean Ecuador, Ecuador is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) 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 Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
- 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
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
0.5174° N · 79.1274° W · 554 m · 3 mapped features
Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
0.5182° N · 79.1266° WHead-Smashed-In Jump Extension — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
0.5167° N · 79.1280° WHead-Smashed-In Jump Extension — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Head-Smashed-In Jump Extension
0.5185° N · 79.1284° W