Túcume
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Túcume is a large pre-Columbian archaeological complex in northern Peru, renowned for its numerous adobe pyramids and its importance within the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
pre-Columbian archaeological complex ⓘ pyramid complex ⓘ |
| abandonedIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Chimú iconography
ⓘ
Lambayeque iconography ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lambayeque religious traditions
ⓘ
myth of Naylamp ⓘ |
| builtOn | La Raya Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
elite burials
ⓘ
evidence of human sacrifice ⓘ murals at Huaca Las Balsas ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture |
Chimú culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambayeque culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicán culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alfredo Narváez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thor Heyerdahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adobe pyramids
ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ enclosing walls ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Túcume Site Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important national heritage site of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lambayeque Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Túcume District NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Chiclayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorStructure |
Huaca 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huaca 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca Larga NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca Las Balsas NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca del Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
adobe brick
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mudbrick ⓘ |
| numberOfPyramids | more than 20 ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Leche Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lambayeque Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | around 1000 CE ⓘ |
| tourism | major archaeological tourist attraction in northern Peru ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 15th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.