Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions

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Andean cultural tradition archaeological culture complex pre-Inca cultural tradition

Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions comprise a group of regional pre-Inca societies in the central Andes characterized by emerging social complexity, distinctive ceramics, and developing agricultural and religious practices between roughly 200 BCE and 600 CE.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Early Intermediate Period Andes	1
Early Intermediate Period in the Andes	1
North-Central Coast traditions of Peru	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Andean cultural tradition ⓘ archaeological culture complex ⓘ pre-Inca cultural tradition ⓘ
follows	Andean Early Horizon cultural traditions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coastal–highland interaction networks ⓘ developing agricultural practices ⓘ developing religious practices ⓘ distinctive ceramics ⓘ emerging social complexity ⓘ fortified settlements in some regions ⓘ increased craft specialization ⓘ intensive irrigation agriculture in some valleys ⓘ monumental architecture in some centers ⓘ regional political fragmentation ⓘ regional stylistic diversity ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	camelid herding in highlands ⓘ cotton cultivation ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ marine resource exploitation on the coast ⓘ
hasEndTime	circa 600 CE ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture	fine-line painted pottery in some regions ⓘ metalworking in copper and gold ⓘ polychrome ceramics in some regions ⓘ stirrup-spout vessels in some regions ⓘ textile production ⓘ
hasReligiousFeature	funerary offerings in elite burials ⓘ iconography of deities and supernatural beings ⓘ ritual use of huacas (sacred places) ⓘ
hasSocialOrganization	emergent chiefdoms ⓘ regional polities ⓘ social stratification ⓘ
hasStartTime	circa 200 BCE ⓘ
hasTimePeriodName	Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesCulture	Gallinazo culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Huarpa culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Lima culture ⓘ Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracas late phases ⓘ Pucará culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Recuay culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicús culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Andean chronological sequence ⓘ
precedes	Andean Middle Horizon cultural traditions ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	Andean archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Columbian studies ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Middle Horizon Andes → follows → Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Intermediate Period Andes

Casma–Sechin culture → partOf → Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions ⓘ

this entity surface form: North-Central Coast traditions of Peru

Huarpa culture → partOf → Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions ⓘ

Formative Period in the Andes → precedes → Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Intermediate Period in the Andes