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31 places carry this tag, across every kind and continent it appears in.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Early Horizon / Formative 1200–500 BCE (Old Temple 1200–900, New Temple 750–500 BCE) · Chavín (Early Horizon Andean formative tradition, culmination of Kotosh-Urabarriu)
Andean Formative mother temple (1200–500 BCE) at 3,180 m near Cordillera Blanca with U-shaped Old Temple (1000×100 m) and New Temple Plaza, Lanzón monolith (4.53 m granite anthropomorphic feline with…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Middle Horizon (600–800 CE), Recuay–Wari · Recuay (Pashash)–Wari (Huari)
Three-storey subterranean-tower pyramid-mausoleum (12 m high, 18x18 m square) of Recuay (Pashash) then Wari-Tiwanaku horizon (600–800 CE) in Callejón de Huaylas at 3400 m, built of dressed white…
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Early Intermediate – Middle Horizon (c.200 BCE–800 CE) Recuay – Wari · Recuay (Pashash) – Wari
Pashash crowns a defensible mesa above Cabana in the northern Callejón, Ancash, at 3,225 m. As the,type-capital of the Recuay-Pashash culture (200 BCE–800 CE), its stone palace-fortress encloses…
🇵🇪 Peru · Cave
Lithic – Preceramic (c.12000–8000 BCE earliest; 8600 BCE cultigens) · Andean Lithic / Guitarrero tradition
Guitarrero Cave is a shallow limestone rockshelter on the west flank of the Cordillera Blanca above the Santa River at 2,580 m near Yungay, Ancash.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular in Ancash, Sechín Bajo, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇵🇪 Peru · Tumulus
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Low Burial Mound in Ancash, Peru is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Chavín de Huantar Lanzón Gallery in Ancash, Chavín, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Chankillo — Tower 13 North Observatory (Casma, Thirteen Towers) in Ancash, Casma, Chankillo, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple com…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Paramonga — Fortress North Pyramid Ancillary (Ancash, Chimú) in Ancash, Paramonga, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ol…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Sechín Bajo — Ancillary Plaza North (Casma, Norte Chico) in Ancash, Casma, Sechín Bajo, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed …
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Chavín de Huántar — Lanzón Gallery North Vent (Ancash) in Ancash, Chavín de Huántar, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex att…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Raimondi Stela — North Face (Chavín de Huántar, Ancash) in Ancash, Chavín, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to…
🇵🇪 Peru · Tell
Late Intermediate to Late Horizon (c.1000-1532 CE) · Andean Late Intermediate-Late Horizon (Wari–Inca)
Yachaymarca (Yachay Marca) — buried late tell/village at Ancash Region.
🇵🇪 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
Late Preceramic / Kotosh Tradition (3000 – 1800 BCE) · Kotosh / La Galgada
La Galgada in Ancash, Peru is a Late Preceramic / Kotosh Tradition (3000 – 1800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Kotosh / La Galgada culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Initial Period to Early Horizon (Sechín-Casma) · Sechín / Casma
Arid pampa (210 m, 9°28′48″S 78°18′00″W) between Río Casma and Río Sechín, extension north of known Sechín Bajo pyramid (1800 BCE) pampa lines.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) in Ancash, Casma, Moxeke, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old King…
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock-cut
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Stone-Silver Rock-Cut Complex in Ancash, Peru is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) rock_cut attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Alignment-Brancaster Ancient City in Ancash, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇵🇪 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 · Ancient city
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Ancient City of Hunstanton Plateau in Ancash, Peru is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) ancient city attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Tell
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Tel Floodplain Höyük in Ancash, Peru is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) tell attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Pyramid of Ridge-Scar in Ancash, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Initial Period, c.1800–1200 BCE (Sechin Culture) · Casma-Sechín (Andean Initial Period)
Principal mound at Sechín Alto — largest architectural complex in the Americas before 2000 BCE (c.1800–1200 BCE, Initial Period Sechin Culture), 300 m long, 250 m wide, 35 m high platform mound with…
