Hypothetical8.1491° S · 79.0760° W · 812 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex. Recorded context — Period: Moche (100-800 CE); Culture: Moche; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
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. 3662 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1956
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1491° S · 79.0760° W · 812 m · 4 mapped features
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526 — Principal FeaturestructureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5268.1511° S · 79.0766° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5268.1488° S · 79.0769° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526 — Outlier FeatureoutlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5268.1500° S · 79.0769° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 526 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5268.1482° S · 79.0742° W