Paracas archaeological complex

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archaeological site cultural heritage site

The Paracas archaeological complex is an ancient Peruvian cultural site on the south coast, renowned for its elaborate cemeteries, distinctive textiles, and evidence of early complex society in the Andean region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Paracas Necropolis 3
Paracas archaeological complex canonical 2
Paracas Cavernas sites 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence cranial deformation practices ⓘ
early irrigation agriculture ⓘ
marine resource exploitation ⓘ
trepanation ⓘ
associatedWith Andean textile tradition ⓘ
pre-Columbian Andean civilizations ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Paracas culture ⓘ
burialType shaft tombs ⓘ
subterranean chambers ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
discoveredBy Julio C. Tello ⓘ
discoveryDate 1920s ⓘ
function cemetery complex ⓘ
ritual center ⓘ
settlement area ⓘ
hasPart Cavernas cemeteries ⓘ
Chauchilla Cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Cerro Colorado cemetery

Paracas archaeological complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Paracas Necropolis

burial chambers ⓘ
ceremonial sectors ⓘ
geoglyphs ⓘ
residential sectors ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Peru’s national cultural heritage ⓘ
knownFor complex mortuary practices ⓘ
distinctive textiles ⓘ
elaborate cemeteries ⓘ
evidence of early complex society in the Andes ⓘ
funerary bundles ⓘ
locatedIn Ica Region ⓘ
south coast of Peru ⓘ
locatedOn Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
materialCulture featherwork ⓘ
painted ceramics ⓘ
polychrome textiles ⓘ
near Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Pisco Bay ⓘ
surface form: Paracas Bay
produced basketry ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
embroidered textiles ⓘ
mantos (funerary mantles) ⓘ
region south-central Andes ⓘ
timePeriod Early Horizon ⓘ
timePeriodEnd circa 100 BCE ⓘ
timePeriodStart circa 800 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Cavernas cemetery → partOf → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
Cavernas cemetery → comparedWith → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis cemetery
Cerro Colorado → relatedTo → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
subject surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)
this entity surface form: Paracas Cavernas sites
Cerro Colorado → relatedTo → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
subject surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis sites
Cerro Colorado → partOf → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
subject surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)
South Coast of Peru → hasArchaeologicalSite → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis
Paracas archaeological complex → hasPart → Paracas archaeological complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis
Paracas trepanation → associatedWithSite → Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paracas Necropolis