Semi-Subterranean Temple
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The Semi-Subterranean Temple is a sunken ceremonial courtyard at the ancient Tiwanaku site in Bolivia, notable for its stone walls studded with carved anthropomorphic heads and its role in pre-Columbian ritual practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semi-Subterranean Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
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ceremonial courtyard ⓘ sunken court ⓘ |
| access | open to the public with restrictions ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Akapana pyramid complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalasasaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
central sunken floor
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embedded carved heads ⓘ stone masonry walls ⓘ sunken rectangular courtyard ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Tiwanaku culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
Middle Horizon
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Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| chronology |
constructed during Tiwanaku expansion phase
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occupied before Inca period ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | subject to erosion and weathering ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European explorers in 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Bolivian archaeologists
ⓘ
Carlos Ponce Sanginés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
space for ancestor veneration
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space for elite ritual performance ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
anthropomorphic stone heads
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geometric patterns ⓘ zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tiwanaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Bolivian cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| material |
andesite blocks
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sandstone blocks ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tiwanaku archaeological site
NERFINISHED
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Tiwanaku ceremonial center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Andean cosmology
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Tiwanaku state religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Andean ritual architecture
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Tiwanaku religious iconography ⓘ |
| siteType | open-air ritual space ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction at Tiwanaku ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public gatherings
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religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| wallFeature |
protruding stone tenons
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recessed niches ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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