Early Intermediate Period

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archaeological period historical period periodization of Andean chronology

The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Early Intermediate Period canonical	19
Early Intermediate Period of Andean prehistory	1
Early Intermediate period	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ historical period ⓘ periodization of Andean chronology ⓘ
appliesTo	Andean civilization ⓘ surface form: ancient Peru
associatedWith	Moche Valley ⓘ Nazca drainage ⓘ central highlands of Peru ⓘ north coast of Peru ⓘ south coast of Peru ⓘ
characterizedBy	development of monumental architecture ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ regional artistic styles ⓘ rise of regional cultures ⓘ
endTime	circa 600 CE ⓘ
follows	Early Horizon ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Cahuachi ⓘ Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) ⓘ Moche culture ⓘ surface form: Moche (Huacas del Sol y de la Luna) Nazca Desert ⓘ surface form: Pampa de Nazca
hasCulturalDevelopment	elaborate funerary practices ⓘ increased social stratification ⓘ regional warfare ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ
hasMajorCulture	Cupisnique culture ⓘ surface form: Gallinazo culture Huarpa culture ⓘ Lima culture period ⓘ surface form: Lima culture Moche culture ⓘ Nazca culture ⓘ Paracas culture ⓘ surface form: Paracas late phase Recuay culture ⓘ Vicús culture ⓘ
hasPoliticalOrganization	regional chiefdoms ⓘ small-scale states ⓘ
hasRegion	Peruvian coast ⓘ Andean region ⓘ surface form: Peruvian highlands
knownFor	complex iconography ⓘ early urban centers ⓘ elaborate irrigation systems ⓘ large adobe platform mounds ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ
partOf	Andean chronological sequence ⓘ
precedes	Middle Horizon ⓘ
startTime	circa 200 BCE ⓘ

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Subject: Early Intermediate Period
Description of subject: The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.

Referenced by (21)

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

Huaca Pucllana → locatedInTime → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Moche culture → flourishedInPeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Nazca culture → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Nazca Desert → timePeriodOfMajorHumanActivity → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Intermediate Period of Andean prehistory

Pucllana Temple or Pucllana Shrine → era → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

subject surface form: Pucllana Temple

Lima culture period → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

El Brujo → period → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Recuay culture → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Huaca del Sol → constructionPeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Moche Valley → periodOfMajorOccupation → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Sipán → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

San José de Moro → archaeologicalPeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

San Agustín culture (peripheral connections) → hasTemporalContext → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Intermediate period

Cahuachi → period → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Estaquería → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Ventilla → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Huarpa culture → timePeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Pukara culture → flourishedDuring → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Formative Horizon → precedes → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Nazca drainage → periodOfMajorOccupation → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ

Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) → culturalPeriod → Early Intermediate Period ⓘ