Andes cultural area
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The Andes cultural area is a pre-Columbian cultural region of western South America encompassing the diverse ancient civilizations that developed along the Andean mountain chain, including coastal and highland societies such as the Paracas culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andean Area | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture area
ⓘ
cultural region ⓘ pre-Columbian cultural area ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ayllu social organization
ⓘ
camelid pastoralism ⓘ complex irrigation systems ⓘ intensive maize cultivation ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ road networks ⓘ state-level societies ⓘ terrace agriculture ⓘ textile production ⓘ vertical archipelago economic system ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican cultural area
|
| extendsAlong |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
|
| hasEnvironment |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
altiplano plateau
coastal deserts ⓘ high-altitude mountains ⓘ intermontane valleys ⓘ |
| includes |
coastal societies
ⓘ
highland societies ⓘ |
| includesCulture |
Aymara cultures
ⓘ
Casma–Sechin culture ⓘ Cañari culture ⓘ Chachapoya culture ⓘ Chavín culture ⓘ Chimu culture ⓘ
surface form:
Chimú culture
Cupisnique culture ⓘ Huari culture ⓘ Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
Lambayeque culture ⓘ Moche culture ⓘ Nazca culture ⓘ Paracas culture ⓘ Quechua people ⓘ
surface form:
Quechua cultures
Recuay culture ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ Vicús culture ⓘ Wari Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Wari culture
|
| includesRegion |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
central Andes
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
surface form:
northern Andes
southern Andes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western South America ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Andean civilization ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Columbian Americas ⓘ |
| precedes | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andean Area