Lambayeque culture
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The Lambayeque culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern coastal Peru, renowned for its elaborate gold metallurgy, monumental adobe pyramids, and distinctive Sicán-style iconography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lambayeque culture canonical | 5 |
| Jequetepeque–Lambayeque cultural area | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sicán culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Lambayeque–Sicán culture
Sicán culture ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
elite shaft tombs
ⓘ
rich grave goods ⓘ |
| capital | Batán Grande ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| economy |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ maritime resources ⓘ |
| follows | Moche culture ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
Sicán Deity
ⓘ
anthropomorphic beings ⓘ avian motifs ⓘ tumi knives ⓘ winged eyes motif ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chimu culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chimú culture
|
| influencedBy | Moche culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sicán-style iconography
ⓘ
ceremonial knives ⓘ copper metallurgy ⓘ elaborate gold metallurgy ⓘ elite tombs ⓘ funerary masks ⓘ large-scale irrigation works ⓘ monumental adobe pyramids ⓘ silver metallurgy ⓘ tumbaga alloys ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern coastal Peru ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Batán Grande
ⓘ
Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary ⓘ Túcume ⓘ |
| material |
arsenical bronze
ⓘ
ceramic ⓘ copper ⓘ gold ⓘ silver ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean civilizations
|
| precedes |
Chimu culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chimú culture
|
| region | Lambayeque Region ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Intermediate Period
ⓘ
Middle Horizon ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jequetepeque–Lambayeque cultural area