Kuntur Wasi
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Kuntur Wasi is an important highland ceremonial and archaeological complex in northern Peru, notable for its early temple architecture, stone sculptures, and gold artifacts associated with formative Andean cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuntur Wasi canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chavín-related traditions
ⓘ
Cupisnique culture ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Formative Period Andean cultures ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local inhabitants of San Pablo area ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2300 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| estimatedEndDate | circa 250 BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedStartDate | circa 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Japanese archaeological missions
ⓘ
Peruvian archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
elite burial site ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
anthropomorphic sculptures
ⓘ
ceramic vessels ⓘ gold ornaments ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ zoomorphic sculptures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial structures
ⓘ
monolithic stone sculptures ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ ritual plazas ⓘ stone stairways ⓘ sunken courts ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | site museum at Kuntur Wasi ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ceremonial architecture
ⓘ
early temple architecture ⓘ gold artifacts ⓘ stone sculptures ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quechua ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cajamarca Region
ⓘ
San Pablo Province ⓘ northern highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
ⓘ
gold ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Nest of Condors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of the Condor
|
| near | town of San Pablo ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Andean Formative tradition ⓘ |
| period |
Early Horizon
ⓘ
Initial Period ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
early Andean metallurgy
ⓘ
origins of Andean ceremonial architecture ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.