Lindenmeier Paleo Site — Altiplano (La Paz)
Lindenmeier Paleo Site Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇧🇴 Altiplano, Bolivia
About
About Lindenmeier Paleo Site — Altiplano (La Paz)
Lindenmeier Paleo Site in Altiplano, Bolivia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city 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 Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Lindenmeier Paleo Site
- 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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7828° S · 68.6651° W · 302 m · 3 mapped features
- Lindenmeier Paleo Site — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary buried-city feature at Lindenmeier Paleo Site15.7820° S · 68.6643° W
- Lindenmeier Paleo Site — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Lindenmeier Paleo Site15.7835° S · 68.6657° W
- Lindenmeier Paleo Site — Outlierrock artOutlier at Lindenmeier Paleo Site15.7817° S · 68.6661° W