Low Burial Mound
Low
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
About
About Low Burial Mound
Low Burial Mound in Ancash, Peru is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Chalcolithic culture. Systematically investigated through magnetometry and test trenching, it presents a central mound with ancillary settlement. UNESCO World Heritage context. Construction employs rubble core with facing and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic tumulus with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Ritual use and symbolic landscape
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage 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. 3948 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3948 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3148 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 553 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2010
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
9.5097° S · 76.7617° W · 839 m · 3 mapped features
Temple Platform
enclosureHydraulic feature — well
9.5111° S · 76.7621° WHydraulic Channel
stelaPrimary tumulus at Low Burial Mound — enclosure wall
9.5100° S · 76.7620° WNecropolis Extension
chamberPrimary tumulus at Low Burial Mound — megalithic chamber
9.5077° S · 76.7621° W