Pyramid of Wadi Khirbet
Wadi Khirbet
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE)·Roman·🇦🇷 Catamarca, Argentina
About
About Pyramid of Wadi Khirbet
Pyramid of Wadi Khirbet in Catamarca, Argentina is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Roman culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with hydraulic works. Construction employs rubble core with facing and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Roman pyramid with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Chronology and phasing of monuments
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 197 BCE
- Period
- Roman (300 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Roman
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 197 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 460 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 216 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1923
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
26.5731° S · 68.2205° W · 192 m · 4 mapped features
Enclosure Wall
ditchBurial zone — shaft tombs
26.5722° S · 68.2215° WGranary Cluster
necropolisHydraulic feature — canal
26.5753° S · 68.2197° WAltar
moundHydraulic feature — aqueduct
26.5761° S · 68.2192° WRock Art Panel
moundBurial zone — cists
26.5732° S · 68.2213° W