Nazca period
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The Nazca period was an ancient pre-Columbian era in southern Peru, best known for the Nazca culture’s intricate pottery, textiles, and the monumental Nazca Lines geoglyphs.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture period
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pre-Columbian period ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Nazca culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
fertility and water deities
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mythical anthropomorphic beings ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cotton cultivation
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irrigated agriculture ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ marine resource exploitation ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 800 CE ⓘ |
| follows | Paracas period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Cahuachi
NERFINISHED
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Estaquería NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Paredones NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Nazca polychrome ceramics
NERFINISHED
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abstract iconography ⓘ mythical being motifs ⓘ naturalistic plant and animal motifs ⓘ |
| hasCapitalOrCenter | Cahuachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPhase |
Early Nazca
NERFINISHED
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Late Nazca NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Nazca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
ceremonial feasting practices
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large-scale ritual landscapes ⓘ |
| hasMainSite |
Ica Valley
NERFINISHED
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Nazca Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Palpa region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualCenter | Cahuachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Andean cultures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Paracas culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nazca Lines
NERFINISHED
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complex irrigation systems ⓘ fine textiles ⓘ polychrome pottery ⓘ puquios (underground aqueducts) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | likely Proto-Quechuan or related Andean languages (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Coast of Peru
NERFINISHED
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southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
embroidered textiles
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fine-line painted ceramics ⓘ geoglyphs ⓘ |
| religion | Andean polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 100 BCE ⓘ |
| timeInAndeanSequence | Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
puquios water management system
NERFINISHED
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terraced agriculture ⓘ |
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