Chavín culture

E11700
Andean civilization archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Chavín 2
Chavín civilization 2
Andean Formative period 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean civilization ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
artCharacteristic complex interlocking figures ⓘ
contour rivalry ⓘ
use of animal-human hybrids ⓘ
artStyle Chavín culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chavín art
capital Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
discoveredBy Antonio Raimondi ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
endTime c. 200 BCE ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage (Chavín de Huántar) ⓘ
influenced Moche culture ⓘ
Nazca culture ⓘ
Paracas culture ⓘ
later highland Andean cultures ⓘ
knownFor U-shaped temple layouts ⓘ
anthropomorphic deities ⓘ
black-and-white portal reliefs ⓘ
complex iconography ⓘ
elaborate temple architecture ⓘ
feline imagery ⓘ
fine ceramics ⓘ
gold and metalwork ⓘ
monumental religious centers ⓘ
religious influence across the central Andes ⓘ
staff god icon ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
stone tenon heads ⓘ
sunken circular plazas ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
the Lanzón monolith ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
northern Andean highlands ⓘ
mainCrops cotton ⓘ
maize ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
majorDeity Staff God ⓘ
namedAfter Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
politicalOrganization chiefdom-level society ⓘ
religion Andean religion ⓘ
religiousCenter Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
significance early pan-Andean religious tradition ⓘ
major cultural precursor in Andean history ⓘ
startTime c. 900 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod Early Horizon ⓘ
typicalMotif caiman ⓘ
harpy eagle ⓘ
jaguar ⓘ
snakes ⓘ
used camelids ⓘ
llamas ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

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

subject surface form: Chavín de Huántar
this entity surface form: Chavín style
Chavín culture → artStyle → Chavín culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín art
subject surface form: Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar → associatedWith → Chavín culture ⓘ
Chavín de Huántar → associatedWith → Chavín culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín civilization
the Lanzón monolith → civilization → Chavín culture ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
this entity surface form: Chavín civilization
Chavín de Huántar → culture → Chavín culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín
subject surface form: Chavín de Huántar
this entity surface form: Chavín
the Lanzón monolith → culture → Chavín culture ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
Staff God → culture → Chavín culture ⓘ
Early Horizon → hasArtStyle → Chavín culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín art style
Early Horizon → hasCentralCulture → Chavín culture ⓘ
Andean civilization → hasPart → Chavín culture ⓘ
Pre-Columbian era → hasSubperiod → Chavín culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean Formative period
Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Chavín culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavin culture
Andes cultural area → includesCulture → Chavín culture ⓘ
Peru → preColumbianCulture → Chavín culture ⓘ
Lima culture period → precededBy → Chavín culture ⓘ
the Lanzón monolith → religion → Chavín culture ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
this entity surface form: Chavín religion