Cerro Sechín

Cerro Sechín is an archaeological site in Casma Province, Ancash Region, northern Peru, dating to 1600 BC[1]. Discovered by Peruvian archaeologists Julio C. Tello and Toribio Mejía Xesspe on July 1, 1937[1]. The site features megalithic architecture with carved figures in bas-relief that graphically dramatize human sacrifices[1]. Tello hypothesized it was the capital of what is now called the Casma/Sechin culture or Sechin complex[1]. The site is situated within the Sechin Alto Complex alongside Sechin Bajo and Taukachi-Konkan[1]. The carved stone slabs at Cerro Sechin may represent the central Andes' oldest known monumental sculpture[1]. A small on-site museum displays artifacts from the site[1].