Shicras
Shicras Pyramid (Huaral) · Shicras South Cone
Late Archaic (Norte Chico)·Norte Chico (Caral-Supe sphere)·🇵🇪 Lima, Huaral, Peru
About
About Shicras
Late Archaic platform (2600–2000 BCE) in Huaral piedmont on south cone of Caral sphere, with 8-m truncated shicra-fill pyramid, central atrium, sunken circular court and lateral platform. Excavated by Marco Machacuay-John Crespo; shicra bags date 2500 BCE. Georeference -11.467°N -77.25°W. Investigation chronology and architecture as per Peru–Mexico survey consensus; extended description synthesizes excavation report dimensions and cultural phase via regional Atlas.
Why it mattersSouthernmost Norte Chico platform illustrating Late Archaic shicra technique diffusion to Huaral piedmont.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Huaral shicra isolated 60 km south of Supe cluster
Theories
- 01Shicras as Caral colony harnessing Huaral fertile chacra for cotton basketry supplying Norte Chico
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.2600–2000 BCE
- Period
- Late Archaic (Norte Chico)
- Culture
- Norte Chico (Caral-Supe sphere)
- Purpose
- Norte Chico shicra-bag platform mound south cone
- Abandoned
- c.900 CE
- Rediscovered
- 20th c. survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
11.4670° S · 77.2500° W · 180 m · 2 mapped features
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