Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks
Lima to Wari (400–700 CE Lima culture coastal pyramid 100 m × 53 m × 22 m with 600,000 reused small adobitos 'library' of bricks)·Lima culture (Pucllana 400–830) then Wari intrusive 700·🇵🇪 Lima, Miraflores District, Lima city, Huaca Pucllana hill, Miraflores, Lima Adobe pyramid within 5,4 ha, Peru
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About Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks
Pucllana excavated by Flores 1980–, 600k adobitos library pyramid. Recorded context — Period: Lima to Wari (400–700 CE Lima culture coastal pyramid 100 m × 53 m × 22 m with 600,000 reused small adobitos 'library' of bricks); Culture: Lima culture (Pucllana 400–830) then Wari intrusive 700; Field status: excavated; Materials: adobito (lemon brick small 20 cm hand placed on point 800 book spine), wattle pit; Condition: preserved — Lima urban park.
Why it mattersKey Lima culture (Pucllana 400–830) then Wari intrusive 700 pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 400 CE Lima pyramid 100 m × 53 m; Wari expansion 700 CE offering pits
- Period
- Lima to Wari (400–700 CE Lima culture coastal pyramid 100 m × 53 m × 22 m with 600,000 reused small adobitos 'library' of bricks)
- Culture
- Lima culture (Pucllana 400–830) then Wari intrusive 700
- Purpose
- Coastal adobe library pyramid (22 m high 7 terraces with 600,000 small 'adobitos' 20 cm reused, 4 coffer sacrifices including 60 burials with clay models) — Lima's war-coffer pyramid with 3 plaza sacrifice coffer pits 300 offerings
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1936
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks
400 CE Lima pyramid 100 m × 53 m; Wari expansion 700 CE offering pits
Initial construction / first occupation at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks
On the ground
Structures & features
12.1110° S · 77.0330° W · 90 m · 4 mapped features
- Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — subsidiary complex12.1116° S · 77.0323° W
- Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — subsidiary complex12.1100° S · 77.0329° W
- Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — hydraulic feature12.1098° S · 77.0333° W
- Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Eastern Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — primary structure12.1092° S · 77.0329° W
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