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Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal)
Verified20.5500° S · 69.6200° W · 1050 m

Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal)

Pintados Panel N

Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)·Andean Formative·🇨🇱 Tarapacá, Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile

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About Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal)

Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) in Tarapacá, Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions figure 92 m long × 28 m wide; line 2.5 m wide; area 29.3 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1050 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Relation to regional network
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

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. 500 BCE
Period
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)
Culture
Andean Formative
Purpose
Desert geoglyph and ceremonial landscape
Rediscovered
1952
Excavation
Unexcavated

  1. c. 500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 819 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1893

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

  4. c. 1435 CE

    Abandonment

On the ground

Structures & features

20.5500° S · 69.6200° W · 1050 m · 4 mapped features

  • Principal Figure

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    Principal Figure at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — figure with stratified deposits

    20.5484° S · 69.6175° W

  • North Ray Extension

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    North Ray Extension at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — ray with stratified deposits

    20.5511° S · 69.6183° W

  • Ancillary Circle

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    Ancillary Circle at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — circle with stratified deposits

    20.5476° S · 69.6176° W

  • Alignment Terminus

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    Alignment Terminus at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — terminus with stratified deposits

    20.5507° S · 69.6200° W

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