Middle Horizon

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The Middle Horizon was a major pre-Columbian archaeological period in the central Andes marked by the expansion and influence of powerful highland states such as Tiwanaku and Wari.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological period ⓘ
pre-Columbian period ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
Wari culture ⓘ
linked to: Wari Empire
characterizedBy expansion of highland states ⓘ
long-distance interaction networks ⓘ
state-level political organization ⓘ
widespread iconographic styles ⓘ
follows Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
hasApproximateDuration about 400 years ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignature distinctive ceramics ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
planned urban centers ⓘ
religious iconography ⓘ
road networks ⓘ
textile styles ⓘ
hasCoreRegion Bolivian altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Peruvian highlands ⓘ
south-central Andean highlands ⓘ
hasEndTime circa 1000 CE ⓘ
hasKeyPolity Tiwanaku state ⓘ
linked to: Tiwanaku culture

Wari state ⓘ
linked to: Wari Empire
hasLanguageFamilyContext Aymaran languages ⓘ
Quechuan languages ⓘ
hasLocation Andean highlands ⓘ
linked to: Andean region

central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
hasStartTime circa 600 CE ⓘ
hasTypeOfInteraction interregional exchange ⓘ
political integration ⓘ
religious diffusion ⓘ
influencesRegion Bolivia ⓘ
coastal Peru ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
northwest Argentina ⓘ
southern Peru ⓘ
linked to: Southern Peru
knownFor spread of Wari administrative centers ⓘ
widespread Tiwanaku religious imagery ⓘ
overlapsWith Middle Horizon Wari expansion ⓘ
Tiwanaku IV–V phases ⓘ
partOf Andean chronology ⓘ
linked to: Andean archaeology
precedes Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
precedesEvent rise of Late Intermediate regional polities ⓘ
relatedConcept Horizons and Intermediate Periods model in Andean archaeology ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Andean archaeology ⓘ
pre-Columbian studies ⓘ
temporalPosition middle period of Andean prehistory ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

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Tiwanaku culture → period → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Early Intermediate Period → precedes → Middle Horizon ⓘ
San José de Moro → archaeologicalPeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Pikillaqta → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Viracochapampa → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Jincamocco → locatedInTime → Middle Horizon period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Middle Horizon 1–2 → partOf → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Tiwanaku archaeological site → flourishedDuring → Middle Horizon period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Gateway of the Sun → constructionPeriod → Middle Horizon period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Late Intermediate Period → follows → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) → culturalPeriod → Middle Horizon (early phases) ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Chancay culture → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Huaca Mateo Salado → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Huari archaeological site → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Azángaro → temporalExtent → Middle Horizon period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Pumapunku complex → constructionPeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Putuni complex → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Kantatallita structure → period → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Akapana pyramid → constructionPeriod → Middle Horizon period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Horizon
Baúl Hill → usedDuringHistoricalPeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Conchopata → associatedPeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Omo M10 → culturalPeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ
Moquegua Valley sites → timePeriod → Middle Horizon ⓘ