Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
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About Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14)
Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) at Lima, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersOuter Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) at Lima, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for platform and assoc
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.8593° S · 76.9276° W · 28 m · 3 mapped features
Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) Main Megalithic Feature
megalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
12.8593° S · 76.9275° WOuter Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) defining settlement or ritual space
12.8594° S · 76.9275° WOuter Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Outer Lima Platform Inner — Lima (56-14) ceremonial landscape
12.8592° S · 76.9276° W