Garagay

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Garagay is an important archaeological site in Peru known for its Early Horizon ceremonial architecture and elaborate polychrome friezes associated with early Andean religious traditions.

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Garagay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
artStyle high-relief friezes ⓘ
polychrome ⓘ
associatedWithCulture early Andean religious traditions ⓘ
chronology Formative Period ⓘ
first millennium BCE ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened by urban expansion ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalPeriod Early Horizon ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
excavationStatus partially excavated ⓘ
function ceremonial gathering place ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasDecoration anthropomorphic motifs ⓘ
mythological figures in relief ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
hasFeature U-shaped architectural layout ⓘ
adobe construction ⓘ
central sunken plaza ⓘ
painted relief decoration ⓘ
hasStructure platform mounds ⓘ
sunken court ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
heritageSignificance important example of Early Horizon monumental architecture ⓘ
key site for understanding early Andean religion ⓘ
knownFor ceremonial architecture ⓘ
monumental platform mounds ⓘ
mud-plaster reliefs ⓘ
polychrome friezes ⓘ
locatedIn Lima Province ⓘ
Lima Region ⓘ
Rímac Valley ⓘ
locatedNear city of Lima ⓘ
linked to: Lima
locatedOn alluvial terrace ⓘ
materialUsed adobe bricks ⓘ
clay ⓘ
pigments ⓘ
partOf network of Early Horizon ceremonial centers on the central coast of Peru ⓘ
region Central Coast of Peru ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial center for ritual activities ⓘ
researchField Andean archaeology ⓘ

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Early Horizon → hasKeySite → Garagay ⓘ