Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border)
Lomas Figure N
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)·Andean Formative·🇵🇪 Tacna, Locumba, Lomas, Peru
MacGibbon, David, d. 1902; Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Public domain
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About Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border)
Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border) in Tacna, Locumba, Lomas, Peru is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions figure 92 m long × 28 m wide; line 2.5 m wide; area unmeasured ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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
- c. 500 BCE
- Period
- Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Desert geoglyph and ceremonial landscape
- Rediscovered
- 1944
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 988 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1921
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1532 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
17.6000° S · 70.8000° W · 400 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal FigurefigurePrincipal Figure at Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border) — figure with stratified deposits17.6003° S · 70.8015° W
- North Ray ExtensionrayNorth Ray Extension at Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border) — ray with stratified deposits17.5993° S · 70.8015° W
- Ancillary CirclecircleAncillary Circle at Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border) — circle with stratified deposits17.6007° S · 70.7982° W
- Alignment TerminusterminusAlignment Terminus at Lomas de Lucky? Geoglyph Ancillary Figure North (Peru-Chile Border) — terminus with stratified deposits17.5982° S · 70.7992° W
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