Tiwanaku culture

E47103

Andean civilization archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Tiwanaku culture canonical	18
Tiwanaku civilization	7
Tiwanaku Empire	2
Tiwanaku state	2
Tiwanaku tradition	2
Aymara kingdoms	1
Aymara polities	1
Tiahuanaco culture	1
Tiahuanacu culture	1
Tiwanaku	1
Tiwanaku architectural style	1
Tiwanaku architecture	1
Tiwanaku region	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Andean civilization ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
alternativeName	Tiwanaku culture ⓘ surface form: Tiahuanaco culture Tiwanaku culture ⓘ surface form: Tiahuanacu culture
artStyle	iconic staff god imagery ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ
centeredOn	Tiwanaku archaeological site ⓘ
coreRegion	Altiplano plateau ⓘ surface form: Altiplano southern Lake Titicaca region ⓘ
country	Bolivia ⓘ
declineCause	climatic change ⓘ prolonged drought ⓘ
domesticatedAnimal	alpaca ⓘ llama ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ camelid herding ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ
endTime	c. 1000 CE ⓘ
floruit	c. 500–1000 CE ⓘ
followedBy	Tiwanaku culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aymara kingdoms Inca Empire ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage context via Tiwanaku site ⓘ
influenced	Aymara cultures ⓘ Inca Empire ⓘ surface form: Inca culture Wari Empire ⓘ surface form: Wari culture
influenceRegion	northern Chile ⓘ northwestern Argentina ⓘ Southern Peru ⓘ surface form: southern Peru western Bolivia ⓘ
knownFor	Gateway of the Sun ⓘ advanced agricultural systems ⓘ extensive irrigation canals ⓘ far-reaching cultural influence ⓘ megalithic constructions ⓘ monolithic statues ⓘ monumental stone architecture ⓘ raised field agriculture ⓘ stone gateways ⓘ sunken courts ⓘ terracing ⓘ waru waru fields ⓘ
languageFamily	Aymara ⓘ surface form: Aymaran languages
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Lake Titicaca ⓘ surface form: Lake Titicaca Basin
name	Tiwanaku culture self-link ⓘ
namedAfter	Tiwanaku archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Tiwanaku
period	Middle Horizon ⓘ
politicalOrganization	state-level society ⓘ urban ceremonial center ⓘ
precededBy	Pukara culture ⓘ
religion	Andean religion ⓘ
startTime	c. 200 CE ⓘ
subsistence	potato cultivation ⓘ quinoa cultivation ⓘ
urbanCenter	Tiwanaku archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Tiwanaku

Referenced by (39)

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

Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Andean civilization → hasPart → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aymara polities

Tiwanaku culture → name → Tiwanaku culture self-link ⓘ

Tiwanaku culture → alternativeName → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiahuanaco culture

Tiwanaku culture → alternativeName → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiahuanacu culture

Tiwanaku culture → followedBy → Tiwanaku culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aymara kingdoms

Wari Empire → contemporaryWith → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku Empire

Staff God → culture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Collasuyu → importantCenter → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku region

Collasuyu → preIncaInfluence → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Andes cultural area → includesCulture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Isla del Sol → hasHeritage → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Andean mythology → influencedByCulture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Puquina language → associatedWith → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Diaguita culture → influencedBy → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Tiwanaku archaeological site → partOf → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Tiwanaku archaeological site → culture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Middle Horizon → associatedWithCulture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Middle Horizon → hasKeyPolity → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku state

Gateway of the Sun → culture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Gateway of the Sun → civilization → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Gateway of the Sun → style → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku architectural style

Cerro Baúl → associatedWith → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Cerro Baúl → culture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku

Pukara culture → influenced → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Pukara culture → precursorOf → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku state

Pukara culture → followedBy → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Late Intermediate Period → follows → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku Empire

Calchaquí culture → influencedBy → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Inca architecture → influencedBy → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku architecture

Puquina → associatedWithCulture → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Formative Period in the Andes → influenced → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Middle Horizon Andes → hasDominantState → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Middle Horizon Andes → hasCulturalTradition → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku tradition

Colla Kingdom → precededBy → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization

Colla Kingdom → culturalContinuityWith → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku tradition

Indigenous peoples of the Andes → historicalCivilization → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

Aymara people → historicalAssociation → Tiwanaku culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiwanaku civilization