Nazca culture

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Andean civilization archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

The Nazca culture was an ancient Andean civilization in southern Peru, best known for its intricate pottery, advanced irrigation systems, and the enigmatic Nazca Lines geoglyphs etched into the desert.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nazca culture canonical 27
Nazca 2
Nazca people 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean civilization ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
artMedium ceramic vessels ⓘ
geoglyphs ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
artStyle mythological figures ⓘ
naturalistic motifs ⓘ
polychrome slip painting ⓘ
capital Cahuachi ⓘ
countryNow Peru ⓘ
created Nazca Lines ⓘ
declineFactors El Niño ⓘ
surface form: El Niño events

deforestation ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
endTime circa 800 CE ⓘ
follows Paracas culture ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Cahuachi ⓘ
Estaquería ⓘ
Ventilla ⓘ
influencedBy Paracas culture ⓘ
knownFor Nazca Lines ⓘ
advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
polychrome pottery ⓘ
puquios ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
languageFamily Quechuan languages (uncertain) ⓘ
locatedIn Nazca Desert ⓘ
South Coast of Peru ⓘ
Southern Peru ⓘ
surface form: southern Peru
mainCrops beans ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
maize ⓘ
peanuts ⓘ
squash ⓘ
mainDeity Anthropomorphic Mythical Being ⓘ
Staff God ⓘ
NazcaLinesDepict animals ⓘ
anthropomorphic figures ⓘ
geometric shapes ⓘ
plants ⓘ
NazcaLinesLocation Pampa Grande ⓘ
surface form: Pampa de Jumana
partOf Andes cultural area ⓘ
regionNow Arequipa Region ⓘ
Ica Region ⓘ
religion Andean polytheism ⓘ
startTime circa 100 BCE ⓘ
succeededBy Wari Empire ⓘ
surface form: Wari culture
timePeriod Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
usedIrrigationType canals ⓘ
underground aqueducts ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Nazca culture ⓘ
Nazca Plate → namedAfter → Nazca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazca region of southern Peru
Nazca Lines → nearestTown → Nazca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazca
Nazca Lines → constructedBy → Nazca culture ⓘ
Nazca Lines → culture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Paracas culture → predecessorOf → Nazca culture ⓘ
Paracas culture → followedBy → Nazca culture ⓘ
Chavín culture → influenced → Nazca culture ⓘ
Andean civilization → hasPart → Nazca culture ⓘ
Wari Empire → precededBy → Nazca culture ⓘ
Ica Region → historicalInhabitants → Nazca culture ⓘ
Nazca Desert → namedAfter → Nazca culture ⓘ
Andes cultural area → includesCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Early Intermediate Period → hasMajorCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Andean mythology → influencedByCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Cahuachi → associatedWith → Nazca culture ⓘ
Cahuachi → culture → Nazca culture ⓘ
puquios → associatedWith → Nazca culture ⓘ
subject surface form: Puquios
puquios → developedBy → Nazca culture ⓘ
subject surface form: Puquios
this entity surface form: Nazca people
Estaquería → associatedWithCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Estaquería → archaeologicalCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazca
Ventilla → associatedWith → Nazca culture ⓘ
South Coast of Peru → knownFor → Nazca culture ⓘ
South Coast of Peru → hasCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
Huarpa culture → chronologicallyOverlaps → Nazca culture ⓘ
Nazca → associatedWithCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ
The Mystery on the Desert → associatedWith → Nazca culture ⓘ
Maria Reiche Museum in Nazca → associatedWith → Nazca culture ⓘ
Formative Period in the Andes → influenced → Nazca culture ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Andes → historicalCivilization → Nazca culture ⓘ
Nazca drainage → supportedCulture → Nazca culture ⓘ