Cerro Sechín

Cerro Sechín is an archaeological site in the Casma Province of the Ancash Region in northern Peru [1]. Notable features include megalithic architecture with carved figures in bas-relief, which graphically dramatize human sacrifices [1]. Cerro Sechín is situated within the Sechin Alto Complex, as are Sechin Bajo, and Taukachi-Konkan [1]. Cerro Sechín sits on a granitic hill, in the Casma Valley [1]. The site contains walled enclosures around dwellings as well as temple platforms [1]. Although the archaeological site occupies approximately 5 acres, the monuments are grouped in a single hectare [1]. Rigorous excavation and research occurred at Cerro Sechin after its 1937 discovery by Tello and Xesspe [1]. The etched bas-reliefs number approximately 300, from axe-wielding warriors, to body parts, and victims [1].