Hypothetical8.1237° S · 79.0755° W · 11 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547 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. 1652 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1906
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1237° S · 79.0755° W · 11 m · 3 mapped features
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547 — Principal FeaturestructureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5478.1227° S · 79.0745° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5478.1252° S · 79.0771° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 547 — Outlier FeatureoutlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 5478.1236° S · 79.0751° W