Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima)
Pucllana Ramp N
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇵🇪 Lima, Miraflores, Huaca Pucllana, Peru
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About Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima)
Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima) in Lima, Miraflores, Huaca Pucllana, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 22.3 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1991
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1158 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1943
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
12.1100° S · 77.0300° W · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Main Pyramid CorepyramidMain Pyramid Core at Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima) — pyramid with stratified deposits12.1107° S · 77.0298° W
- Mortuary ChapelchapelMortuary Chapel at Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima) — chapel with stratified deposits12.1099° S · 77.0287° W
- Causeway SegmentcausewayCauseway Segment at Huaca Pucllana — Ancillary Ramp North (Lima, Wari-Lima) — causeway with stratified deposits12.1119° S · 77.0316° W
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