100 d.C. – 700 d.C. · 2 siti
Record nazionale
Oldest Necropolis in Peru
100 d.C. – 700 d.C.
A complex of adobe pyramids on the north coast of Peru where, in 1987, archaeologists discovered the undisturbed tomb of the Lord of Sipán — a Moche ruler buried around 250 CE with a dazzling array of gold, silver, and turquoise regalia. It is one of the richest and most important intact tombs ever excavated in the Americas.
Longest Recorded History in Peru
A major temple-pyramid of the Moche civilization on Peru's northern coast, built and rebuilt in successive layers over some six centuries and decorated with extraordinarily well-preserved polychrome murals depicting the fanged, staff-wielding deity known to archaeologists as Ai Apaec — the "Decapitator." Alongside the neighbouring Huaca del Sol, it formed the ceremonial and administrative heart of one of the Moche state's principal capitals.
