Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent·Old Kingdom·🇵🇪 Lambayeque, Túcume, Peru
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About Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp
Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp in Lambayeque, Túcume, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal base 95 × 95 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -6.5100N -79.8430E controls access to Lambayeque resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey pyramid for Lambayeque, Túcume, illustrating Old Kingdom construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction logistics and labour organisation
- 02Astronomical orientation method
Theories
- 01Royal tomb with cult temple axis
- 02Experimental step before true pyramid
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. 2600–2500 BCE
- Period
- Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent
- Culture
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Royal tomb and ceremonial platform embodying cosmology
- Rediscovered
- 1967 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2600–2500 BCE
Initial construction of Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp main structure
c. 1947
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
6.5100° S · 79.8430° W · 409 m · 3 mapped features
- Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp — Main StructurestructurePrincipal pyramid — Base 95 × 95 m with diagnostic masonry/panel6.5092° S · 79.8421° W
- Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature6.5110° S · 79.8437° W
- Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial6.5085° S · 79.8418° W
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