# Vranich 2006: The Construction and Reconstruction of Ritual Space at Tiwanaku, Bolivia (A.D. 500–1000)

> Alexei Vranich, 2006. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The excavation evidence and dating for Pumapunku.

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# The Construction and Reconstruction of Ritual Space at Tiwanaku, Bolivia (A.D. 500–1000)

Alexei Vranich, 2006. _Journal of Field Archaeology_.

Excavation and architectural study of the Pumapunku platform: its construction in the sixth century AD, its repeated rebuilding, and its reading as a processional ritual complex rather than a finished monument.

**Puma Punku and Tiwanaku** Articledoi: **[10.1179/009346906791071990](https://doi.org/10.1179/009346906791071990)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The excavation evidence and dating for Pumapunku.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[The andesite H-blocks of Puma Punku](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/artifacts/ART0D69YS3T79N7/the-andesite-h-blocks-of-puma-punku)

ART

[The sandstone floor slabs of the Plataforma Lítica](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/artifacts/ART0D69YSKE455D/the-sandstone-floor-slabs-of-the-plataforma-litica)

ART

[The platform shows repeated rebuilding and unfinished later additions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/evidence/EVD0D69YMZ018YY/the-platform-shows-repeated-rebuilding-and-unfinished-later)

Evidence

EVD

[The platform's lowest fill dates to the sixth century AD.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/evidence/EVD0D69YJRP6BN0/the-platforms-lowest-fill-dates-to-the-sixth-century-ad)

Evidence

EVD

[The Puma Punku platform is built](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/events/EVT0D69YEVP0BE3/the-puma-punku-platform-is-built)

EVT

[Alexei Vranich](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/people/FIG0D69YCX61VCQ/alexei-vranich)

FIG

[Puma Punku and Tiwanaku](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Vranich, A. (2006). The Construction and Reconstruction of Ritual Space at Tiwanaku, Bolivia (A.D. 500–1000). Journal of Field Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.1179/009346906791071990
```

[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1179/009346906791071990)

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