Sicán culture

E541686
Andean civilization pre-Columbian culture

The Sicán culture was a pre-Columbian civilization that flourished on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, elaborate ceramics, and monumental adobe architecture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lambayeque (Sicán) culture 1
Lambayeque–Sicán culture 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean civilization ⓘ
pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lambayeque culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialCustoms elite shaft tombs ⓘ
gold masks ⓘ
rich grave goods ⓘ
capital Batán Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Túcume NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceramicsStyle blackware ceramics ⓘ
stirrup-spout vessels ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
declineCause El Niño events NERFINISHED ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ
social upheaval ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologist Izumi Shimada NERFINISHED ⓘ
economy craft specialization ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
long-distance maritime trade ⓘ
endTime c. 1375 CE ⓘ
followedBy Chimú culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wari culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMuseum National Sicán Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage part of Peru’s pre-Hispanic heritage ⓘ
iconography Sicán Deity with upturned eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ
avian and marine motifs ⓘ
knownFor arsenic bronze production ⓘ
complex irrigation systems ⓘ
elaborate ceramics ⓘ
elite tombs ⓘ
gold working ⓘ
large pyramidal mounds ⓘ
monumental adobe architecture ⓘ
sophisticated metallurgy ⓘ
languageFamily Muchik language NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn La Leche Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lambayeque Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lambayeque region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zaña Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern coast of Peru ⓘ
mainSite Batán Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Túcume NERFINISHED ⓘ
metalwork arsenic bronze tools ⓘ
gold alloys ⓘ
tumbaga ⓘ
peakPeriod c. 900–1100 CE ⓘ
politicalOrganization hierarchical chiefdoms ⓘ
theocratic state ⓘ
precededBy Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion polytheism ⓘ
worship of Sicán Deity ⓘ
startTime c. 750 CE ⓘ
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Horizon ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Lambayeque culture → alsoKnownAs → Sicán culture ⓘ
Lambayeque culture → alsoKnownAs → Sicán culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lambayeque–Sicán culture
Late Intermediate Period → majorCulture → Sicán culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lambayeque (Sicán) culture