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
About
About Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks
Pucllana excavated by Flores 1980–, 600k adobitos library pyramid.
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 Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — subsidiary complex
12.1116° S · 77.0323° WHuaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — subsidiary complex
12.1100° S · 77.0329° WHuaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Southern Causeway
causewaycauseway at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — hydraulic feature
12.1098° S · 77.0333° WHuaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — Eastern Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Huaca Pucllana — Wari-Lima Coastal Pyramid Adobe Library of 600k Bricks — primary structure
12.1092° S · 77.0329° W