Cerro Blanco (Jequetepeque Valley)

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Cerro Blanco in the Jequetepeque Valley is a key archaeological complex in northern coastal Peru associated with the ancient Cupisnique culture.

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Label Occurrences
Cerro Blanco (Jequetepeque Valley) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
associatedWith Cupisnique religious iconography ⓘ
Cupisnique ritual practices ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Cupisnique culture ⓘ
Early Formative period cultures of Peru ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalRegion Andes ⓘ
elevationRelativeToValleyFloor higher ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf long-term ritual use ⓘ
monumental construction phases ⓘ
hasFeature adobe constructions ⓘ
architectural terraces ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
ritual architecture ⓘ
stone constructions ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture Cupisnique-style ceramics ⓘ
Cupisnique-style ritual objects ⓘ
hasResearchValue study of Cupisnique sociopolitical organization ⓘ
study of early Andean religion ⓘ
study of north coast Formative architecture ⓘ
hasStratigraphy Cupisnique occupation layers ⓘ
Formative period deposits ⓘ
heritageType pre-Columbian archaeological heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Jequetepeque Valley ⓘ
La Libertad Region ⓘ
northern coastal Peru ⓘ
locatedOn hill ⓘ
near Jequetepeque River ⓘ
Pacific coast of northern Peru ⓘ
partOf Jequetepeque Valley archaeological tradition ⓘ
region North Coast of Peru ⓘ
linked to: northern Peru
significance key site for understanding Cupisnique religion ⓘ
key site for understanding early complex societies on the north coast of Peru ⓘ
major ceremonial center in the Jequetepeque Valley ⓘ
timePeriod Early Horizon ⓘ
Formative Period ⓘ
typeOfSite ceremonial mound complex ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
usedFor elite activities ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Cupisnique culture → majorSite → Cerro Blanco (Jequetepeque Valley) ⓘ
Cupisnique architectural style → foundAt → Cerro Blanco (Jequetepeque Valley) ⓘ