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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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 (11)

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

Chavín culture → archaeologicalSite → Chavín de Huántar →

the Lanzón monolith → associatedWith → Chavín de Huántar →

subject surface form: "Lanzón monolith"

this entity surface form: "Chavín de Huántar temple complex"

Chavín culture → capital → Chavín de Huántar →

Ancash Region → contains → Chavín de Huántar →

this entity surface form: "Chavín de Huántar archaeological site"

Early Horizon → hasCoreSite → Chavín de Huántar →

Ancash Region → hasHeritageSite → Chavín de Huántar →

this entity surface form: "Chavín de Huántar archaeological site"

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"

Chavín culture → namedAfter → Chavín de Huántar →

Chavín culture → religiousCenter → Chavín de Huántar →