Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Atacama (Copiapo)
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Medieval·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
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About Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Atacama (Copiapo)
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) rock art 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 Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound
- 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6977° S · 71.2748° W · 368 m · 3 mapped features
- Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary rock-art feature at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound27.6969° S · 71.2740° W
- Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound27.6984° S · 71.2754° W
- Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Outlierrock artOutlier at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound27.6966° S · 71.2758° W