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Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids
Middle Sicán (750–1100 CE)·Sicán (Lambayeque)·🇵🇪 Lambayeque Region, Peru
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About Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids
Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Middle Sicán (750–1100 CE) pyramid attributed to Sicán (Lambayeque). 20+ truncated adobe pyramids in Bosque de Pomac dry forest with 90 t of bronze objects. Shimada: Huaca Loro with elite tomb with 1 t gold, bronze arsenical knives, Spondylus.
Why it mattersType-site for highland Sicán (Lambayeque) occupation
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Culture chronology refinement
- 02Imperial administration model
Theories
- 01Defensive puna adaptation
- 02Wari imperial expansion
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. 900 CE
- Period
- Middle Sicán (750–1100 CE)
- Culture
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Purpose
- 20+ truncated adobe pyramids in Bosque de Pomac dry forest with 90 t of bronze objects
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 900 CE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Systematic archaeological expedition
On the ground
Structures & features
6.4800° S · 79.7800° W · 50 m · 4 mapped features
- Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids — Truncated Pyramid MainpyramidMain adobe pyramid6.4799° S · 79.7799° W
- Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids — Huaca Mound AnnexhuacaAnnex huaca6.4802° S · 79.7798° W
- Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids — Plaza SouthplazaPlaza associated6.4796° S · 79.7802° W
- Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids — Quarry Source OutcropquarryStone source outcrop6.4804° S · 79.7802° W
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