Andean Middle Horizon

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archaeological period pre-Columbian cultural horizon

The Andean Middle Horizon was a pre-Columbian period (roughly 600–1000 CE) in the central Andes marked by the expansion and cultural influence of powerful highland states such as Wari and Tiwanaku.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Huari-Tiwanaku interaction sphere 1
Middle Horizon Wari expansion 1
Wari period 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological period ⓘ
pre-Columbian cultural horizon ⓘ
characterizedBy expansion of highland states ⓘ
long-distance interaction networks ⓘ
state-level political organization ⓘ
widespread iconographic styles ⓘ
endTime circa 1000 CE ⓘ
follows Andean Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Middle Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtisticFeature polychrome ceramics ⓘ
shared religious iconography ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
hasCapitalPolityCenter Tiwanaku (site) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wari (Huari) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoreRegion Bolivian altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peruvian highlands ⓘ
hasDominantPolity Tiwanaku culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wari culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicFeature camelid pastoralism ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
raised field agriculture ⓘ
terrace farming ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Inca state formation (indirectly) ⓘ
subsequent Andean polities ⓘ
hasMajorSite Akapana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cerro Baúl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Conchopata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huari archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pikillaqta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pumapunku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tiwanaku archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalFeature administrative architecture ⓘ
provincial centers ⓘ
road networks ⓘ
hasReligiousFeature staff god imagery ⓘ
sun and mountain worship ⓘ
involvesCulture Tiwanaku culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wari culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastal societies of southern Peru ⓘ
highland societies of Bolivia ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Andean chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes Andean Late Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime circa 600 CE ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Andean archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ
pre-Columbian studies ⓘ
timePeriodWithin first millennium CE ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Middle Horizon Andes → hasCulturalTradition → Andean Middle Horizon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huari-Tiwanaku interaction sphere
Middle Horizon → overlapsWith → Andean Middle Horizon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle Horizon Wari expansion
Cerro Baúl → timePeriod → Andean Middle Horizon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wari period
Viracochapampa → timePeriod → Andean Middle Horizon ⓘ