Chavín de Huántar

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World Heritage Site archaeological site ceremonial center pre-Columbian site religious center

Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Chavín de Huántar canonical 19
Chavín de Huántar archaeological site 8
Chavín de Huántar temple complex 3

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
pre-Columbian site ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
artStyle Chavín art ⓘ
associatedWith Chavín culture ⓘ
surface form: Chavín civilization

Chavín culture ⓘ
constructionPeriod Early Horizon period ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Chavín culture ⓘ
surface form: Chavín
discoveredBy Antonio Raimondi ⓘ
elevation about 3200 meters above sea level ⓘ
excavatedBy Julio C. Tello ⓘ
excavationStart 1919 ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Antonio Raimondi ⓘ
function interregional pilgrimage and oracle center ⓘ
hasArtifact the Lanzón monolith ⓘ
surface form: Lanzón monolith

Raimondi Stela ⓘ
Tello Obelisk ⓘ
tenon heads ⓘ
hasFeature drainage canals ⓘ
labyrinthine passageways ⓘ
stone platforms ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ
hasStructure New Temple ⓘ
Old Temple ⓘ
sunken circular plaza ⓘ
sunken rectangular plaza ⓘ
heritageDesignation Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru ⓘ
surface form: National Cultural Heritage of Peru
iconography composite deities ⓘ
feline motifs ⓘ
raptor motifs ⓘ
serpent motifs ⓘ
influenced later Andean cultures ⓘ
locatedIn Ancash Region ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
Chavín de Huántar District ⓘ
Huari Province ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
locatedNear confluence of the Mosna and Wacheqsa rivers ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
partOf Andean archaeological sites ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing circa 900 BC to 200 BC ⓘ
recognizedAs major center of early Andean religion ⓘ
tourism important tourist destination in Peru ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ
usedAs ceremonial center ⓘ
pilgrimage center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chavín culture → namedAfter → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Chavín culture → religiousCenter → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Chavín culture → capital → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Chavín culture → archaeologicalSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Early Horizon → hasCoreSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Julio C. Tello → hasResearchArea → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
the Lanzón monolith → locatedIn → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
the Lanzón monolith → locationWithinSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
this entity surface form: Old Temple of Chavín de Huántar
the Lanzón monolith → associatedWith → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
subject surface form: Lanzón monolith
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar temple complex
Ancash Region → contains → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Ancash Region → hasHeritageSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Formative Period in the Andes → hasNotableSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Formative Horizon → associatedWithSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Pacopampa → isComparableTo → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Lanzón Gallery → locatedIn → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Lanzón Gallery → locatedInSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Lanzón Gallery → partOf → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: temple complex of Chavín de Huántar
Black and White Stairway → locatedIn → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Black and White Stairway → partOf → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín archaeological site
Black and White Stairway → partOf → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Temple complex of Chavín de Huántar
Huari Province → contains → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Huari Province → contains → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Huari Province → hasHeritageSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Chavín de Huántar District → capital → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Chavín de Huántar District → contains → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Chavín de Huántar District → contains → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Chavín de Huántar District → hasHeritageSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Chavín de Huántar District → hasTouristAttraction → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar temple complex
Old Temple → partOf → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Old Temple → locatedIn → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
Raimondi Stela → associatedSite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Tello Obelisk → locationFound → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Tello Obelisk → associatedWith → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín de Huántar temple complex
Tello Obelisk → discoverySite → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple area of Chavín de Huántar
Kotosh tradition → chronologicallyPrecedes → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chavín horizon
New Temple → partOf → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
New Temple → heritageSiteWithin → Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Chavín de Huántar