Verified8.1122° S · 79.0894° W · 1020 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.
Why it mattersKey Moche temple-complex.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 2687 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1920
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1122° S · 79.0894° W · 1020 m · 4 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 — Principal Feature
structureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
8.1136° S · 79.0905° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 — Ancillary Complex
complexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
8.1121° S · 79.0888° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 — Outlier Feature
outlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
8.1107° S · 79.0905° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110 at Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 110
8.1135° S · 79.0878° W