Hypothetical8.1272° S · 79.0789° W · 1190 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820 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. 3384 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1954
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1272° S · 79.0789° W · 1190 m · 4 mapped features
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820 — Principal FeaturestructureHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 8208.1257° S · 79.0797° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 8208.1288° S · 79.0786° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820 — Outlier FeatureoutlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 8208.1282° S · 79.0796° W
- Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 820 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicHuaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 8208.1256° S · 79.0772° W