Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley)
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Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) is a major archaeological site in northern coastal Peru associated with the Moche culture, notable for its monumental adobe architecture and ceremonial complexes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) canonical | 1 |
| Cerro Blanco (archaeological area) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moche archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Moche culture ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | circa 8th century CE ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | circa 1st century CE ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Early Intermediate Period
ⓘ
Middle Horizon ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Horizon (early phases)
|
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchitectureType | monumental adobe architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adobe compounds
ⓘ
ceremonial complexes ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | pre-Hispanic archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
ⓘ
Moche Valley ⓘ northern coastal Peru ⓘ |
| materialUsed | adobe ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Blanco hill
|
| near |
Huaca de la Luna
ⓘ
Huaca del Sol ⓘ Moche archaeological complex ⓘ
surface form:
Huacas de Moche
|
| partOf |
Moche archaeological complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Moche cultural landscape
|
| significance |
important for studying Moche religious practices
ⓘ
important for understanding Moche political organization ⓘ major Moche ceremonial center in the Moche Valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cerro Blanco (archaeological area)