Andean preceramic tradition
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The Andean preceramic tradition refers to the early cultural and architectural developments in the Andes before the widespread use of pottery, characterized by monumental ceremonial centers, complex social organization, and sophisticated stone and textile technologies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andean preceramic tradition canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ preceramic period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
coastal Andean societies
ⓘ
highland Andean societies ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of widespread pottery use
ⓘ
advanced textile technology ⓘ complex social organization ⓘ monumental ceremonial centers ⓘ sophisticated stone technology ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | preceramic ⓘ |
| developedFrom | hunter-gatherer societies of the Andes ⓘ |
| economicBase |
fishing
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| followedBy | Early Ceramic period in the Andes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
domestic architecture ⓘ early irrigation works ⓘ early ritual iconography ⓘ fiber textiles ⓘ gourd cultivation ⓘ ground stone technology ⓘ incipient agriculture ⓘ long-distance exchange networks ⓘ marine resource exploitation ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ public architecture ⓘ reed and cane construction ⓘ ritual architecture ⓘ stone tools ⓘ sunken plazas ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept | preceramic monumentalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Andean textile traditions
ⓘ
formation of early Andean complex societies ⓘ later Andean ceremonial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Paleoindian period in the Andes ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
communal labor
ⓘ
emergent social hierarchy ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ |
| studiedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Andean archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Pleistocene–early Holocene ⓘ |
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