Cavernas cemetery
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Cavernas cemetery is an ancient burial site in Peru associated with the Paracas culture, notable for its rock-cut tombs and rich archaeological finds.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient cemetery
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ burial site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | rich archaeological finds ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Paracas culture ⓘ |
| chronology | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Paracas archaeological complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Paracas Necropolis cemetery
|
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | south coast of Peru ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
Paracas cranial modification
ⓘ
Paracas mortuary rituals ⓘ Paracas textile production ⓘ Paracas trepanation ⓘ |
| hasBurialType |
rock-cut tombs
ⓘ
shaft tombs ⓘ subterranean chambers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
funerary offerings
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human remains ⓘ rock-cut vertical shafts ⓘ side burial chambers ⓘ |
| hasPreservationConditions |
arid environment
ⓘ
good preservation of organic materials ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paracas culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Paracas funerary bundles
ceramic offerings ⓘ complex mortuary architecture ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ textile discoveries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ica Region
ⓘ
Paracas Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pacific coast of South America
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of Peru
|
| materialCulture |
Paracas culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Paracas ceramics
Paracas culture ⓘ
surface form:
Paracas textiles
organic artifacts ⓘ |
| partOf | Paracas archaeological complex ⓘ |
| period |
Early Horizon
ⓘ
Early Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| researchField |
Andean archaeology
ⓘ
bioarchaeology ⓘ funerary archaeology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collective burials
ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.