LIMA, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- A circular temple was recently unearthed at the Sechin Bajo complex by Peruvian and German archaeologists, which will admit better knowledge of the Peruvian past, said archaeologists on Friday.

    Archaeologists found a 40-meter-long plastered stone wall in the central building and the frontal part of the Sechin Bajo complex during the excavations, which started in 2003.

    The plastered wall shows designs that are part of a complex iconography, the meaning and potential importance of which is currently under study.

    Among the figures found stands out that of a crocodile or alligator, which presumably is a divinity that for the first time appeared in the ceremonial architecture.

    The main temple has a facade built with engraved stone tills. The engravings include belligerent motifs, whose contents are not defined yet.

    The Sechin complex, located in Ancash department, Casma province, and some 250 km northwest to the Peruvian capital, is one of the most important archaeological monuments of Peru because of its antiquity, architectural beauty and cultural contents.

    The complex was discovered by Peruvian Julio C. Tello in 1937 and its study has revealed important knowledge about the history of ancient Peru. Enditem