Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508
Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)·Tiwanaku·🇧🇴 Tiwanaku, Bolivia
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About Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508
Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508 in Tiwanaku, Bolivia is a Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) megalithic. Recorded context — Period: Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE); Culture: Tiwanaku; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Tiwanaku megalithic.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual 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. 2929 BCE
- Period
- Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)
- Culture
- Tiwanaku
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1937
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
16.5431° S · 68.6674° W · 423 m · 3 mapped features
- Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508 — Principal FeaturestructurePuma Punku South Platform Sector 50816.5429° S · 68.6669° W
- Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexPuma Punku South Platform Sector 50816.5449° S · 68.6688° W
- Puma Punku South Platform Sector 508 — Outlier FeatureoutlierPuma Punku South Platform Sector 50816.5424° S · 68.6684° W