New Temple

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New Temple is a major ceremonial and architectural complex within the ancient Chavín de Huántar site in Peru, notable for its intricate stone construction and religious significance to the Chavín culture.

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New Temple canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural complex
ceremonial complex
approximateDate Early Horizon period
archaeologicalSiteType temple complex
architecturalStyle Chavín culture
surface form: Chavín style
associatedDeity Chavín oracle tradition
associatedPeriod 1st millennium BCE
chronologicalRelation later construction phase at Chavín de Huántar
constructionMaterial stone
constructionTechnique finely cut and fitted stone masonry
country Peru
culture Chavín culture
discoveredBy archaeologists studying Chavín de Huántar
elevation high-altitude Andean setting
hasAccess connected plazas and stairways
hasFunction ceremonial center
religious center
hasPart drainage channels
galleries
platforms
plazas
stairways
stone walls
subterranean passages
ventilation shafts
heritageSiteWithin Chavín de Huántar
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Chavín de Huántar
locatedIn Ancash Region
Peru
notableFor complex internal gallery system
intricate stone construction
monumental architecture
religious significance to the Chavín culture
orientation integrated with overall Chavín de Huántar site plan
partOf Chavín de Huántar
precededBy Old Temple
region central highlands of Peru
religiousRole pan-regional pilgrimage center in the central Andes
researchField Andean archaeology
siteManagement protected as part of Chavín de Huántar archaeological monument
usedFor pilgrimage
religious ceremonies
ritual activities

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Chavín de Huántar hasStructure New Temple
UNESCO World Heritage (Chavín de Huántar) hasPart New Temple
subject surface form: Chavín de Huántar