Diaguita culture

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The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.

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Diaguita culture canonical 2
Diaguita people 1
Diaguita peoples 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture
indigenous culture
pre-Columbian culture
agriculturalProducts beans
maize
potatoes
quinoa
artMedium painted ceramics
stone carvings
artStyle geometric motifs
zoomorphic motifs
burialPractice grave goods with ceramics
tumulus graves
ceramicCharacteristic anthropomorphic vessels
fine-line painting
red-black-white polychrome
zoomorphic vessels
conqueredBy Inca Empire
Spanish Empire
economyBasedOn agriculture
camelid herding
mining
ethnicGroup Diaguita people
flourishedInCentury 10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
influencedBy Andean civilizations
linked to: Andean civilization

Inca Empire
Tiwanaku culture
knownFor advanced agriculture
complex social organization
irrigation systems
metallurgy
petroglyphs
polychrome ceramics
terrace farming
languageFamily Cacán (extinct)
locatedIn Southern Cone
north-central Chile
northwest Argentina
mainRegion Catamarca Province
Chile’s Norte Chico
La Rioja Province
Salta Province
Tucumán Province
partOf Andean cultural area
linked to: Andes cultural area
recognizedAs indigenous people of Argentina
indigenous people of Chile
religionType Andean religion
polytheism
socialOrganization ayllu-like kin groups
chiefdoms
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period
pre-Columbian era
usedTechnology agricultural terraces
canal irrigation

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Río Hurtado hasIndigenousHistory Diaguita culture
Northwestern Argentina hasEthnicGroup Diaguita peoples
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
linked to: Diaguita culture
Spanish conquest of Chile opponent Diaguita people
linked to: Diaguita culture
Valles Calchaquíes hasCulturalInfluence Diaguita culture