Late Intermediate Period of the Andes

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archaeological period pre-Columbian era

The Late Intermediate Period of the Andes was a pre-Inca era (c. 1000–1470 CE) marked by the rise of powerful regional states and urban centers such as the Chimú capital Chan Chan along the Andean coast and highlands.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Late Intermediate Period Andes	2
Andean chronology	1
Late Intermediate Period (Andes)	1
Late Intermediate Period (northern Colombia)	1
Late Intermediate Period in northern Andes	1
Late Intermediate Period of the Andes canonical	1
Late Prehistoric Andes	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
endTime	circa 1470 CE ⓘ
follows	Middle Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	administrative compounds ⓘ ancestor veneration practices ⓘ camelid pastoralism ⓘ coastal–highland interaction ⓘ competition for irrigable valleys ⓘ construction of adobe cities ⓘ construction of defensive sites ⓘ development of complex chiefdoms ⓘ elaborate textile production ⓘ elite-controlled craft production ⓘ expansion of irrigation agriculture ⓘ fortified hilltop settlements ⓘ hierarchical social organization ⓘ increased social stratification ⓘ intensive cotton cultivation ⓘ intensive craft specialization ⓘ intensive marine resource exploitation ⓘ intensive terrace agriculture ⓘ intensive warfare among polities ⓘ large-scale irrigation canals ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ metalworking with copper alloys ⓘ mummification of elites ⓘ platform mound architecture ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ population growth in coastal valleys ⓘ regional ceramic styles ⓘ regional cultural diversity ⓘ regional religious cults ⓘ regional road networks ⓘ rise of regional states ⓘ tribute-based economies ⓘ urbanization ⓘ use of large storage facilities ⓘ use of large storage jars (urpus) ⓘ use of quipu-like recording systems ⓘ walled compounds ⓘ
locatedIn	Andean coast ⓘ Andean highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Andes ⓘ
partOf	Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Late Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	circa 1000 CE ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

UNESCO World Heritage Site Chan Chan → period → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

subject surface form: Chan Chan

Chan Chan → period → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period (Andes)

Late Intermediate Period → partOf → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean chronology

Buritaca-200 → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period (northern Colombia)

Late Horizon → timePeriodWithin → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Prehistoric Andes

tunjos (small metal votive figures) → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

subject surface form: tunjos

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period in northern Andes

Middle Horizon Andes → precedes → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period Andes

Middle Horizon Andes → hasInfluenceOn → Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period Andes