El Paraíso (Peru)
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El Paraíso (Peru) is an ancient preceramic archaeological complex near Lima, notable as one of the earliest large-scale monumental centers in the central Andes.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ monumental architectural complex ⓘ preceramic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
early Andean civilization
ⓘ
preceramic coastal societies ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Caral
NERFINISHED
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other early Andean monumental centers ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Late Archaic Period
ⓘ
Preceramic Period ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Louis Stumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | c. 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cotton cultivation
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fishing ⓘ gourd cultivation ⓘ incipient agriculture ⓘ marine resource exploitation ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Frederic Engel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffrey Quilter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
residential center ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
organized construction projects
ⓘ
planned architectural layout ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central plaza areas
ⓘ
complex of multiple architectural units ⓘ domestic sectors ⓘ large platform mounds ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ possible ceremonial structures ⓘ stone and adobe constructions ⓘ sunken courts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important preceramic site of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chillón River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lima Region ⓘ central coast of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chillón River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| mainOccupation | c. 2500–1800 BCE ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
absence of pottery
ⓘ
plant remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ textile remains ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest large-scale monumental centers in the central Andes
ⓘ
evidence of early complex social organization ⓘ large-scale labor mobilization in preceramic times ⓘ |
| region | central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Frederic Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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