Cerro Baúl

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Cerro Baúl is a prominent flat-topped mountain in southern Peru that served as a key administrative and ceremonial center of the Wari civilization.

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Cerro Baúl canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
mesa
mountain
abandonedAround 10th century
access steep paths
archaeologicalExcavationsBy Patrick Ryan Williams
archaeologicalExcavationsStart 1990s
associatedWith Tiwanaku culture
Wari Empire
surface form: Wari civilization
country Peru
culture Tiwanaku culture
surface form: Tiwanaku

Wari Empire
surface form: Wari
defensiveAdvantage sheer cliffs
elevation about 2600 meters above sea level
flourishedAround 7th century
8th century
9th century
hasFeature brewery installations
ceremonial plazas
defensive walls
elite residences
gateways
palatial compounds
terraces
heritageStatus important pre-Columbian site in Peru
interpretedAs Wari frontier colony
Wari provincial capital
knownFor evidence of Wari imperial presence in Moquegua Valley
evidence of Wari–Tiwanaku interaction
large-scale chicha production
locatedIn Moquegua Region
Southern Peru
surface form: southern Peru
materialCulture Tiwanaku-style ceramics
Wari ceramics
stone architecture
nameLanguage Spanish
nameMeaning Baúl Hill
near city of Moquegua
partOf Andes
region Moquegua
surface form: Moquegua Valley
strategicLocation overlooking Moquegua Valley
timePeriod Middle Horizon
Andean Middle Horizon
surface form: Wari period
topographicForm flat-topped mountain
usedAs administrative center
ceremonial center
fortified outpost

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

Wari Empire majorSite Cerro Baúl
Huari culture hadMajorSite Cerro Baúl