Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche)
Huaca Sol N Platform
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Moche, Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, Peru
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About Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche)
Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche) in La Libertad, Moche, Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 36.0 ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Moche
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1963
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1149 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1949
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1300° S · 79.0000° W · 20 m · 3 mapped features
- Main Pyramid CorepyramidMain Pyramid Core at Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche) — pyramid with stratified deposits8.1288° S · 79.0024° W
- Mortuary ChapelchapelMortuary Chapel at Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche) — chapel with stratified deposits8.1316° S · 79.0024° W
- Causeway SegmentcausewayCauseway Segment at Huaca del Sol — Ancillary Platform North (Moche) — causeway with stratified deposits8.1285° S · 78.9983° W
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