Tulor archaeological site

E106784

The Tulor archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian village complex in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, notable for its well-preserved circular adobe structures and insight into early Atacameño culture.

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Tulor archaeological site canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ
village complex ⓘ
approximateEndDate around 500 CE ⓘ
approximateStartDate around 800 BCE ⓘ
architecturalStyle circular structures ⓘ
associatedWith Atacameño culture ⓘ
builtWith sun-dried mud bricks ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
culture Atacameño people ⓘ
discoveredBy Jesuit priest Gustavo Le Paige ⓘ
discoveryDate 1950s ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
camelid herding ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
elevation about 2400 meters above sea level ⓘ
environment hyper-arid desert ⓘ
hasExcavationsConductedBy archaeologists from Chile ⓘ
international research teams ⓘ
hasFeature circular rooms ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
domestic spaces ⓘ
interconnected enclosures ⓘ
ritual or ceremonial areas ⓘ
storage areas ⓘ
hasInterpretiveCenter yes ⓘ
hasManagement Chilean heritage authorities ⓘ
heritageDesignation national monument of Chile ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
San Pedro de Atacama area ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
material adobe ⓘ
near San Pedro de Atacama ⓘ
notableFor insight into early Atacameño culture ⓘ
well-preserved circular adobe structures ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Atacama Region ⓘ
period Formative period of northern Chile ⓘ
preservationStatus partially buried by sand ⓘ
partially excavated ⓘ
significance important for study of pre-Columbian desert adaptation strategies ⓘ
key site for understanding early sedentary life in the Atacama Desert ⓘ
threatenedBy sand encroachment ⓘ
tourism pressure ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
waterSource nearby oasis ⓘ

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San Pedro de Atacama → nearbyAttraction → Tulor archaeological site ⓘ