Revash
Peru

Revash

Chachapoyas cliff mausoleums, late pre-Columbian Peru

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The Revash funerary complex is located in Peru's Santo Tomás District, part of Luya Province, which is approximately 60 km to the south of Chachapoyas. The funeral buildings are located at an altitude of 2,800 m above sea level. They are within the calcareous rock formation of Cerro Carbón, located in the margin left side of the vale of Alto Utcubamba. The San José de Laumar River serves as the Southeastern border.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
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Iron Age
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Tiahuanaco–Huari reference period

c. 1000 C.E.

Possible construction (scholarly estimate)

14th century C.E.

Reichlen publication/estimate

1950

Antisuyo expeditions documentation

1983–1986

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Burial and Funerary Structures

MausoleumsTombsGraves
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MuralsReliefsInscriptions
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

HousesVillagesCaves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Modified CavesRock Shelters
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Country

Peru

Coordinates

-6.54° N, -77.86° E