Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Puno, Sillustani, Peru
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About Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved
Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved in Puno, Sillustani, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -15.7210N -70.1590E controls access to Puno resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Puno, Sillustani, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1965 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved main structure
c. 1945
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7210° S · 70.1590° W · 395 m · 3 mapped features
Sillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
15.7202° S · 70.1581° WSillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
15.7220° S · 70.1597° WSillustani Chullpa Lizard Carved — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
15.7195° S · 70.1578° W