Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
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About Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39)
Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) at Lima, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) pyramid of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersUpper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) at Lima, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) pyramid of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associ
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 200 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Reservoir and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.6928° S · 77.6751° W · 385 m · 3 mapped features
- Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) Main Pyramid FeaturepyramidPrimary pyramid feature at Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) – central reservoir and associated settlement element with stratified deposits12.6928° S · 77.6750° W
- Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) defining settlement or ritual space12.6929° S · 77.6750° W
- Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) ceremonial landscape12.6927° S · 77.6752° W