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Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08)

Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇵🇪 Lima, Peru

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About Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08)

Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08) at Lima, Peru is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for ridge 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 Ridge East — Lima (56-08) at Lima, Peru is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for ridge and associated sett

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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. 1200 BCE
Period
Iron Age (regional)
Culture
Iron Age
Purpose
Ridge and associated settlement
Excavation
Excavated

  1. c. 1200 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08)

  2. 19th–20th century

    Excavation and research at Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08)

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Structures & features

12.5838° S · 76.3698° W · 497 m · 4 mapped features

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