Túcume

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Túcume is a large pre-Columbian archaeological complex in northern Peru, renowned for its numerous adobe pyramids and its importance within the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
pre-Columbian archaeological complex
pyramid complex
abandonedIn 16th century
artStyle Chimú iconography
Lambayeque iconography
associatedWith Lambayeque religious traditions
myth of Naylamp
builtOn La Raya Hill
contains elite burials
evidence of human sacrifice
murals at Huaca Las Balsas
country Peru
culture Chimú culture
linked to: Chimu culture

Inca Empire
Lambayeque culture
Sicán culture
excavatedBy Alfredo Narváez
Thor Heyerdahl
excavationStart 1980s
function administrative center
ceremonial center
political center
religious center
hasFeature adobe pyramids
cemeteries
enclosing walls
platform mounds
plazas
residential areas
hasMuseum Túcume Site Museum
heritageStatus important national heritage site of Peru
locatedIn Lambayeque Region
Túcume District
northern Peru
locatedNear city of Chiclayo
linked to: Chiclayo
majorStructure Huaca 1
Huaca 2
Huaca 3
linked to: Huaca del Pueblo

Huaca Larga
Huaca Las Balsas
Huaca del Pueblo
material adobe brick
mudbrick
numberOfPyramids more than 20
partOf La Leche Valley
Lambayeque Valley
startDate around 1000 CE
tourism major archaeological tourist attraction in northern Peru
usedUntil late 15th century

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