Killke culture
E55698
The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Killke culture canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
pre-Inca culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Cusco Basin sites
ⓘ
Sacsayhuamán area (pre-Inca levels) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early occupation of Sacsayhuamán hilltop ⓘ |
| capital |
Cusco
ⓘ
surface form:
Cusco area
|
| chronologicalRelation | immediately precedes Inca expansion in Cusco ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | defined primarily by ceramic typology ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca culture
|
| culturalSphere |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
|
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1200 CE ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1000–1200 CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
architectural remains
ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ settlement patterns in Cusco Basin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Inca architecture
ⓘ
Inca ceramic styles ⓘ Inca urban planning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black-on-red ceramics
ⓘ
distinctive pottery ⓘ incised pottery designs ⓘ occupation of Cusco region before Incas ⓘ precursor to Inca architecture ⓘ stone masonry traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Quechuan languages (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form:
Cusco region
Peru ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
coarse-tempered ceramics
ⓘ
decorated serving vessels ⓘ utilitarian pottery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean civilizations
pre-Columbian cultures of South America ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Inca culture
|
| region | south-central highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| regionType | highland culture ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean polytheism
|
| startTime | c. 900 CE ⓘ |
| successorCulture | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| used | terrace agriculture (early forms) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.