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8 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Pachacamac — Painted Temple North Ramp (Lurin) in Lima, Lurín, Pachacamac, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban; Inca
Intipunku Sun Gate — North Approach (Machu Picchu) in Cusco, Machu Picchu, Intipunku, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attr…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall in La Libertad, Trujillo, Chan Chan, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attri…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Ancient City of Pediment Chapel in Ancash, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Tell
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Dolmen Cairn Höyük in Ancash, Peru is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) tell attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Buried city
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Buried City of New Sura in Ancash, Peru is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic Mito to Late Intermediate (3000 BCE mound; 1200 CE tower) Piruru canyon mega-site · Kotosh-Mito Piruru 3000 BCE → Late Intermediate Tantamayo citadel 1200 CE
Piruru Tantamayo surveyed by Bonnier, Piruru 3000 Mito and 40 tower houses 1200.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Chimú to Inca border (1200–1470 Chimú; 1470 Inca modified La Frontera) · Chimú → Inca Chimu-Inca frontier wall Motupillo (Pativilca analog)
Apurlec surveyed by Kosok, 10 km walls.
