Lepsius Mound Outlier — Chancay (Lima)
Lepsius Mound Outlier Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇵🇪 Chancay, Peru
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About Lepsius Mound Outlier — Chancay (Lima)
Lepsius Mound Outlier in Chancay, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Lepsius Mound Outlier
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
11.3828° S · 77.5800° W · 644 m · 3 mapped features
Lepsius Mound Outlier — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Lepsius Mound Outlier
11.3820° S · 77.5792° WLepsius Mound Outlier — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Lepsius Mound Outlier
11.3835° S · 77.5806° WLepsius Mound Outlier — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Lepsius Mound Outlier
11.3817° S · 77.5810° W