Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma)
Moxeke N Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇵🇪 Ancash, Casma, Moxeke, Peru
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About Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma)
Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) in Ancash, Casma, Moxeke, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 5.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 90 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1942
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 805 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1960
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1558 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4600° S · 78.2300° W · 90 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Pyramid CorepyramidMain Pyramid Core at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) — pyramid with stratified deposits9.4579° S · 78.2321° W
- Mortuary ChapelchapelMortuary Chapel at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) — chapel with stratified deposits9.4606° S · 78.2288° W
- Causeway SegmentcausewayCauseway Segment at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) — causeway with stratified deposits9.4619° S · 78.2302° W
- Subsidiary ShaftshaftSubsidiary Shaft at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) — shaft with stratified deposits9.4593° S · 78.2307° W