Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Incallajta N Kallanka
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban; Inca·🇧🇴 Cochabamba, Incallajta, Bolivia
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About Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia) in Cochabamba, Incallajta, Bolivia is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 13.7 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2950 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban; Inca
- Builders
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 993 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1953
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
17.6000° S · 65.4300° W · 2950 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia) — structure with stratified deposits17.6020° S · 65.4291° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia) — complex with stratified deposits17.6008° S · 65.4300° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia) — outlier with stratified deposits17.5987° S · 65.4308° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia) — hydraulic with stratified deposits17.5994° S · 65.4307° W
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