Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇧🇴 Potosí, Bolivia
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About Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08)
Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for reservoir 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 Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE fo
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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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Reservoir and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08)
On the ground
Structures & features
20.3913° S · 67.2302° W · 84 m · 3 mapped features
- Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) – central reservoir and associated settlement element with stratified deposits20.3913° S · 67.2302° W
- Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) defining settlement or ritual space20.3914° S · 67.2302° W
- Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) ceremonial landscape20.3912° S · 67.2303° W