Pukara archaeological site

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archaeological site heritage site in Peru pre-Columbian ceremonial center urban center

The Pukara archaeological site is an important pre-Columbian ceremonial and urban center in the northern Lake Titicaca Basin of Peru, known for its monumental architecture and as the cradle of the Pukara culture.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pukara 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
heritage site in Peru ⓘ
pre-Columbian ceremonial center ⓘ
urban center ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Pukara culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered cradle of the Pukara culture ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalAffiliation pre-Inca ⓘ
culturalRegion Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ
earliestOccupation around 500 BC ⓘ
elevation approximately 3900 meters above sea level ⓘ
flourishedAround 200 BC ⓘ
AD 200 ⓘ
governedBy Peruvian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccess Pan-American Highway corridor in southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalMaterial architectural remains ⓘ
ceramic figurines ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected archaeological zone ⓘ
hasFeature ceremonial plazas ⓘ
monolithic stelae ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
residential sectors ⓘ
stone sculptures ⓘ
sunken courts ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement modern town of Pucará ⓘ
hasOnsiteMuseum Pukara site museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchField Andean archaeology ⓘ
influenced later highland Andean cultures ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
knownFor complex urban planning ⓘ
polychrome ceramics ⓘ
sculptural art ⓘ
locatedIn Peru ⓘ
Puno Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Lake Titicaca Basin ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf northern Titicaca Basin cultural tradition ⓘ
region Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance important ceremonial hub in pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ
major early urban center in the Lake Titicaca Basin ⓘ
timePeriod Formative Period ⓘ
Late Formative Period NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pukara culture → centeredOn → Pukara archaeological site ⓘ
Pukara culture → hasCapital → Pukara archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pukara
Pukara culture → archaeologicalSite → Pukara archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pukara