Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Andean Ecuador (Quito)
Moundville Ceremonial Mound Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Medieval·🇪🇨 Andean Ecuador, Ecuador
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About Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Andean Ecuador (Quito)
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Andean Ecuador, Ecuador is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval 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 Medieval site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Moundville Ceremonial Mound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 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
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- 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
0.7139° N · 79.2887° W · 633 m · 3 mapped features
- Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary buried-city feature at Moundville Ceremonial Mound0.7147° N · 79.2879° W
- Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Moundville Ceremonial Mound0.7132° N · 79.2893° W
- Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Outlierrock artOutlier at Moundville Ceremonial Mound0.7150° N · 79.2897° W