Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa

Why it mattersKey Casma (Sechín) → Chimú → Inca (Manchan 1100 pre-CHimú capital of Casma Sechin polity 63 ha Terraced Sechin Cerro) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1100 CE Casma city; walls 6 m high 63 ha

Period

Casma (Sechín Casma culture 1100–1470 Chimú conquer 1350; Inca 1470 Chimu later)

Culture

Casma (Sechín) → Chimú → Inca (Manchan 1100 pre-CHimú capital of Casma Sechin polity 63 ha Terraced Sechin Cerro)

Purpose

63 ha planned city of Casma 1100 (200 compounds) with 2 central palaces (10 courtyards each 60 m) — Casma valley Sechin/Casma polity rival to Chimú coalesced city 63 ha

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1972

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa

2. c. 1100 CE Casma city; walls 6 m high 63 ha

   Initial construction / first occupation at Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa

• Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — primary structure

  9.4461° S · 78.2890° W

• Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — primary structure

  9.4430° S · 78.2919° W

• Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Manchan — Casma Polity Mud City Nepeña Casma Pampa — primary structure

  9.4467° S · 78.2915° W