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.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 819 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1893
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1435 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
20.5500° S · 69.6200° W · 1050 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal FigurefigurePrincipal Figure at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — figure with stratified deposits20.5484° S · 69.6175° W
- North Ray ExtensionrayNorth Ray Extension at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — ray with stratified deposits20.5511° S · 69.6183° W
- Ancillary CirclecircleAncillary Circle at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — circle with stratified deposits20.5476° S · 69.6176° W
- Alignment TerminusterminusAlignment Terminus at Cerros Pintados — Ancillary Panel North (Pampa del Tamarugal) — terminus with stratified deposits20.5507° S · 69.6200° W
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