Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil)
Rondonia Fazenda Circle
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE)·Andean Formative·🇧🇷 Rondônia, Rondonia Geoglyph, Brazil
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About Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil)
Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil) in Rondônia, Rondonia Geoglyph, Brazil is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions figure 92 m long × 28 m wide; line 2.5 m wide; area 32.4 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 160 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- 1898
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 925 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1921
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1520 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
10.5000° S · 62.8000° W · 160 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal FigurefigurePrincipal Figure at Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil) — figure with stratified deposits10.4998° S · 62.8000° W
- North Ray ExtensionrayNorth Ray Extension at Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil) — ray with stratified deposits10.5003° S · 62.7997° W
- Ancillary CirclecircleAncillary Circle at Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil) — circle with stratified deposits10.4991° S · 62.8020° W
- Alignment TerminusterminusAlignment Terminus at Rondônia — Fazenda Geoglyph Ancillary Circle (Brazil) — terminus with stratified deposits10.4980° S · 62.8013° W
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