Archaic Period in the Andes

E1014352

The Archaic Period in the Andes was a prehistoric era marked by the transition from mobile hunter-gatherer groups to more settled communities that began experimenting with early agriculture and complex social organization.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Archaic Period in the Andes canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture period
prehistoric period
associatedWith development of early textile technologies
domestication of animals
domestication of plants
emergence of ritual architecture in late phase
increased population density
increased sedentism
long-distance trade of obsidian and marine resources
social differentiation in late phase
storage technologies for surplus food
use of ground stone tools
characterizedBy development of early village life
emergence of regional exchange networks
experimentation with early agriculture
increasing social complexity
intensification of plant management
transition from mobile hunter-gatherers to more sedentary communities
continent South America
economicBase camelid herding in highlands (late phase)
fishing and shellfish collecting on the coast
hunting and gathering
incipient agriculture
endTime c. 1800 BCE
follows Paleoindian Period in the Andes NERFINISHED
hasAspect Early Archaic
Late Archaic
Middle Archaic
hasFeature coastal fishing villages in some regions
increasing architectural investment in communal structures
rock art and ritual sites
includesSite Caral early antecedent occupations
Guitarrero Cave NERFINISHED
Kotosh early levels
La Galgada NERFINISHED
Las Vegas culture sites (Andean coastal fringe) NERFINISHED
Nanchoc Valley sites NERFINISHED
Paloma (central Peruvian coast) NERFINISHED
partOf Andean prehistory
precedes Initial Period in the Andes
region Andes NERFINISHED
startTime c. 8000 BCE
typicalAnimal early llama and alpaca herding
guinea pig management
typicalCrop early cotton cultivation (late phase)
early domesticated beans
early domesticated chili peppers
early domesticated squash
early experimentation with maize

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Formative Period in the Andes follows Archaic Period in the Andes