Early Horizon period of Andean chronology
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The Early Horizon period of Andean chronology is a formative era (c. 900–200 BCE) marked by the rise of complex societies and widespread religious and artistic traditions exemplified by the Chavín culture.
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| Early Horizon period of Andean chronology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Early Horizon period of Andean chronology Context triple: [Lanzón Gallery, chronologicalContext, Early Horizon period of Andean chronology]
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Late Intermediate Period of the Andes
The Late Intermediate Period of the Andes was a pre-Inca era (c. 1000–1470 CE) marked by the rise of powerful regional states and urban centers such as the Chimú capital Chan Chan along the Andean coast and highlands.
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Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions
Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions comprise a group of regional pre-Inca societies in the central Andes characterized by emerging social complexity, distinctive ceramics, and developing agricultural and religious practices between roughly 200 BCE and 600 CE.
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Ancestral Puebloan chronology
Ancestral Puebloan chronology is the archaeological timeline that organizes the cultural and developmental phases of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest.
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Mesoamerican chronology
Mesoamerican chronology is the archaeological and historical framework that divides the development of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations into distinct cultural and temporal periods, such as the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic eras.
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Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Early Horizon period of Andean chronology Target entity description: The Early Horizon period of Andean chronology is a formative era (c. 900–200 BCE) marked by the rise of complex societies and widespread religious and artistic traditions exemplified by the Chavín culture.
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A.
Late Intermediate Period of the Andes
The Late Intermediate Period of the Andes was a pre-Inca era (c. 1000–1470 CE) marked by the rise of powerful regional states and urban centers such as the Chimú capital Chan Chan along the Andean coast and highlands.
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B.
Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions
Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions comprise a group of regional pre-Inca societies in the central Andes characterized by emerging social complexity, distinctive ceramics, and developing agricultural and religious practices between roughly 200 BCE and 600 CE.
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C.
Ancestral Puebloan chronology
Ancestral Puebloan chronology is the archaeological timeline that organizes the cultural and developmental phases of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest.
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D.
Mesoamerican chronology
Mesoamerican chronology is the archaeological and historical framework that divides the development of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations into distinct cultural and temporal periods, such as the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic eras.
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E.
Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeological period
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phase of Andean chronology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U-shaped temple architecture in some regions
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complex ritual paraphernalia ⓘ development of long-distance exchange networks ⓘ emergence of regional ceremonial centers ⓘ increased social stratification ⓘ spread of Chavín religious ideology ⓘ sunken circular plazas ⓘ use of feline motifs in art ⓘ use of raptor motifs in art ⓘ use of serpent motifs in art ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ceramic innovation
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monumental architecture ⓘ pan-Andean iconography ⓘ religious pilgrimage centers ⓘ rise of complex societies ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ textile innovation ⓘ widespread artistic traditions ⓘ widespread religious traditions ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| definedBy | widespread stylistic similarities across distant regions ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 200 BCE ⓘ |
| follows | Initial Period of Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Early Horizon
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Formative Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralCulture | Chavín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyArtStyle |
Chavín art style
NERFINISHED
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Paracas textile art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyCulture |
Chavín culture
NERFINISHED
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Cupisnique culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracas culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Pukara culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySite |
Chavín de Huántar
NERFINISHED
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Paracas Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyTechnology |
advanced textile weaving
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stone masonry in ceremonial centers ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCenter | Chavín de Huántar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
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Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Peru ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Late Formative period in some Andean chronological schemes ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Early Intermediate Period of Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesDevelopmentOf | large coastal urban centers of the Early Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 900 BCE ⓘ |
| timeInPrehistoryOf | Andean civilizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInChronologicalSystemBy | Andean archaeologists ⓘ |
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Subject: Early Horizon period of Andean chronology Description of subject: The Early Horizon period of Andean chronology is a formative era (c. 900–200 BCE) marked by the rise of complex societies and widespread religious and artistic traditions exemplified by the Chavín culture.
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