Calchaquí culture

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The Calchaquí culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of the northwest Argentine Andes, noted for its fortified settlements, advanced agriculture, and distinctive ceramics.

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Calchaquí culture canonical 1

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instanceOf archaeological culture
indigenous culture
pre-Columbian culture
artStyle geometric motifs
stylized animal figures
stylized human figures
built defensive enclosures
pucarás
stone-walled terraces
burialPractice burials associated with dwellings
interment in urns
conflictedWith Spanish Empire
cultivated beans
maize
potatoes
quinoa
squash
declineCause Spanish colonization of the Americas
surface form: Spanish conquest

epidemic diseases
forced relocations
domesticated alpacas
llamas
engagedIn long-distance trade
flourishedDuring approximately 1000 CE to 1480 CE
followedBy Inca Empire
Spanish colonization of the Americas
hasCapital Quilmes (archaeological site)
hasSite Hualfín
La Paya
Quilmes (archaeological site)
Santa María (archaeological site)
Tolombón
influencedBy Inca people
surface form: Inca culture

Tiwanaku culture
knownFor advanced agriculture
distinctive ceramics
fortified settlements
irrigation systems
resistance to Spanish conquest
stone architecture
terraced farming
locatedIn Andes
Calchaquí Valley
surface form: Calchaquí Valleys

northwestern Argentina
surface form: northwest Argentina

present-day Catamarca Province
present-day Salta Province
Tucumán Province
surface form: present-day Tucumán Province
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
camelid herding
hunting and gathering
notableEvent Calchaquí Wars
partOf Andean civilization
surface form: Andean civilizations
produced anthropomorphic vessels
funerary urns
polychrome ceramics
zoomorphic vessels
religion Andean mythology
surface form: Andean polytheism
socialOrganization chiefdoms
segmentary communities
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period
pre-Inca period
tradedGoods ceramics
metals
textiles
tradedWith other Andean groups
usedLanguageFamily Cacán language

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Santa María hasArchaeologicalHeritage Calchaquí culture