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 NERFINISHED
contains elite burials
evidence of human sacrifice
murals at Huaca Las Balsas
country Peru
culture Chimú culture NERFINISHED
Inca Empire NERFINISHED
Lambayeque culture NERFINISHED
Sicán culture NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Alfredo Narváez NERFINISHED
Thor Heyerdahl NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
heritageStatus important national heritage site of Peru
locatedIn Lambayeque Region NERFINISHED
Túcume District NERFINISHED
northern Peru NERFINISHED
locatedNear city of Chiclayo NERFINISHED
majorStructure Huaca 1 NERFINISHED
Huaca 2 NERFINISHED
Huaca 3 NERFINISHED
Huaca Larga NERFINISHED
Huaca Las Balsas NERFINISHED
Huaca del Pueblo NERFINISHED
material adobe brick
mudbrick
numberOfPyramids more than 20
partOf La Leche Valley NERFINISHED
Lambayeque Valley NERFINISHED
startDate around 1000 CE
tourism major archaeological tourist attraction in northern Peru
usedUntil late 15th century

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Lambayeque culture majorSite Túcume