Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Atacama (Calama)
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
About
About Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Atacama (Calama)
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West in Atacama, Chile is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort attributed to Bronze Age 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
23.3121° S · 69.3554° W · 738 m · 3 mapped features
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary hillfort feature at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West
23.3114° S · 69.3546° WPazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West
23.3129° S · 69.3560° WPazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West
23.3111° S · 69.3564° W