Calchaquí culture

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The Calchaquí culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of the northwest Argentine Andes, noted for its fortified settlements, advanced agriculture, and distinctive ceramics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture ⓘ
indigenous culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
artStyle geometric motifs ⓘ
stylized animal figures ⓘ
stylized human figures ⓘ
built defensive enclosures ⓘ
pucarás ⓘ
stone-walled terraces ⓘ
burialPractice burials associated with dwellings ⓘ
interment in urns ⓘ
conflictedWith Spanish Empire ⓘ
cultivated beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
squash ⓘ
declineCause Spanish conquest ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ
forced relocations ⓘ
domesticated alpacas ⓘ
llamas ⓘ
engagedIn long-distance trade ⓘ
flourishedDuring approximately 1000 CE to 1480 CE ⓘ
followedBy Inca Empire ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
hasCapital Quilmes (archaeological site) ⓘ
hasSite Hualfín ⓘ
La Paya ⓘ
Quilmes (archaeological site) ⓘ
Santa María (archaeological site) ⓘ
Tolombón ⓘ
influencedBy Inca culture ⓘ
linked to: Inca people

Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
knownFor advanced agriculture ⓘ
distinctive ceramics ⓘ
fortified settlements ⓘ
irrigation systems ⓘ
resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ
stone architecture ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Calchaquí Valleys ⓘ
linked to: Calchaquí Valley

northwest Argentina ⓘ
present-day Catamarca Province ⓘ
present-day Salta Province ⓘ
present-day Tucumán Province ⓘ
linked to: Tucumán Province
mainEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
camelid herding ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
notableEvent Calchaquí Wars ⓘ
partOf Andean civilizations ⓘ
linked to: Andean civilization
produced anthropomorphic vessels ⓘ
funerary urns ⓘ
polychrome ceramics ⓘ
zoomorphic vessels ⓘ
religion Andean polytheism ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
socialOrganization chiefdoms ⓘ
segmentary communities ⓘ
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
pre-Inca period ⓘ
tradedGoods ceramics ⓘ
metals ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
tradedWith other Andean groups ⓘ
usedLanguageFamily Cacán language ⓘ

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

Santa María → hasArchaeologicalHeritage → Calchaquí culture ⓘ
Calchaquí River → associatedWith → Calchaquí culture ⓘ
Quilmes (archaeological site) → culture → Calchaquí culture ⓘ
Tolombón → associatedWith → Calchaquí culture ⓘ
Tolombón → belongsToTradition → Calchaquí archaeological tradition ⓘ
linked to: Calchaquí culture
La Paya → associatedCulture → Calchaquí culture ⓘ