Lima culture period
E93909
The Lima culture period was a pre-Columbian era on Peru’s central coast characterized by distinctive adobe pyramid constructions, ceramics, and irrigation systems, exemplified by sites such as Huaca Pucllana.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lima culture | 3 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceType |
architecture
ⓘ
burials ⓘ ceramics ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| cultureArea |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
|
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 650 CE ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century CE
ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ichma culture
ⓘ
Wari Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Wari culture
|
| hasBuildingMaterial | adobe bricks ⓘ |
| hasBuildingTechnique |
adobe laid in bookshelved pattern
ⓘ
tapial (rammed earth) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Huaca Pucllana ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adobe platform mounds
ⓘ
anthropomorphic ceramic motifs ⓘ canal-based agriculture ⓘ coastal valley farming ⓘ extensive irrigation canals ⓘ fishing and maritime exploitation ⓘ geometric ceramic designs ⓘ multi-level terraces ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ stepped pyramids ⓘ sunken plazas ⓘ textile production ⓘ zoomorphic ceramic motifs ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Huaca Huallamarca
ⓘ
Huaca Juliana NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca La Palma ⓘ Huaca Mateo Salado ⓘ Huaca Pucllana ⓘ Huaca San Marcos ⓘ Huaca Santa Catalina ⓘ Huaca Tres Palos ⓘ Kotosh archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Maranga archaeological complex
|
| hasSiteType |
administrative center
ⓘ
adobe pyramid complex ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ |
| languageFamilyHypothesis | Quechuan or Aymaran (uncertain) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chillón River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Chillón Valley
Pisco River valley ⓘ
surface form:
Lima Valley
Lurín River valley ⓘ
surface form:
Lurín Valley
Rímac Valley ⓘ central coast of Peru ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean preceramic and ceramic cultural sequence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chavín culture ⓘ |
| religion | Andean polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 100 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| usedIrrigationFrom |
Chillón River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lurín River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rímac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pucllana Temple
this entity surface form:
Lima culture
this entity surface form:
Lima culture
this entity surface form:
Lima culture