Middle Horizon 1–2

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Middle Horizon 1–2 is an early phase of the Andean Middle Horizon period associated with the rise and expansion of the Wari Empire in pre-Columbian Peru.

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Middle Horizon 1–2 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean chronological phase
archaeological period phase
archaeologicalEvidence ceramic style changes linked to Wari
early Wari architectural compounds
widespread Wari-style artifacts beyond Ayacucho heartland
associatedWith Andean civilization
Huari culture
Wari Empire
characterizedBy development of Wari state structures
emergence of Wari imperial iconography
increasing interregional interaction in the Andes
initial expansion of Wari influence
chronologicalPosition early Middle Horizon
culturalContext Wari-Tiwanaku horizon
defines early phase of Wari imperial expansion
fieldOfStudy Andean archaeology
pre-Columbian history of Peru
follows Late Early Intermediate Period
hasSubsequentDevelopment consolidation of Wari imperial system in later Middle Horizon phases
locatedIn Central Andes
surface form: central Andes

pre-Columbian Peru
partOf Middle Horizon
precedes Middle Horizon 3–4
relatedTo Wari heartland in Ayacucho region
formation of Wari administrative centers
spread of Wari religious and political symbols
timeSpanApproximate c. 600–800 CE
usedBy Andean archaeologists
usedFor fine-grained periodization of Middle Horizon

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Wari Empire archaeologicalPeriod Middle Horizon 1–2