Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

Why it mattersKey Moche southern frontier (Nepeña) with Wari-influenced mural final 710 temple-complex 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. 550 CE mural temple 12 m high; 710 mural repaint

Period

Moche (550–800 CE) wall murals southernmost Moche 550–710 HalPRI mural layer 4.2 m

Culture

Moche southern frontier (Nepeña) with Wari-influenced mural final 710

Purpose

Moche mural temple with 4.2 m high war-god mural and 800 m painted precinct — southernmost Moche mural city with Wari mural fusion

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1913

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

2. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

3. c. 550 CE mural temple 12 m high; 710 mural repaint

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

• Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — hydraulic feature

  9.1982° S · 78.0487° W

• Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — primary structure

  9.1993° S · 78.0519° W

• Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — Shrine Annex 3

  shrine

  shrine at Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash — hydraulic feature

  9.1995° S · 78.0507° W