Paramonga — Fortress North Pyramid Ancillary (Ancash, Chimú)

Paramonga N Pyramid

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇵🇪 Ancash, Paramonga, Peru

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Paramonga — Fortress North Pyramid Ancillary (Ancash, Chimú) in Ancash, Paramonga, 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 citadel and workshop area. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.

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Mysteries

01Chronology and phasing
02Construction technique

Theories

01Elite residence hypothesis
02Territorial marker

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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: 1925
Excavation: Excavated

c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 906 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1930
Modern rediscovery and excavation

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10.6700° S · 77.8200° W · 20 m · 3 mapped features

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Paramonga — Fortress North Pyramid Ancillary (Ancash, Chimú) – Excavation Reports and Site Monograph
Site Project Directors · 2022 · National Heritage Institute / University Press
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