Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley)

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Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley) is an important Early Horizon archaeological site on Peru’s north-central coast, notable for its monumental architecture and role in the development of early Andean ceremonial and sociopolitical traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley) canonical 1
Cerro Blanco hill 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Horizon site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith early Andean ceremonial traditions ⓘ
early Andean sociopolitical development ⓘ
emergence of regional centers in Early Horizon Peru ⓘ
chronologicalRange first millennium BCE ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturePeriod Early Horizon ⓘ
environment desert coastal landscape ⓘ
irrigated valley ⓘ
hasFeature monumental architecture ⓘ
painted architectural surfaces ⓘ
plastered walls ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
sunken courts ⓘ
hasType ceremonial center ⓘ
public architecture complex ⓘ
heritage pre-Columbian heritage site ⓘ
locatedIn Ancash Region ⓘ
Nepeña River drainage ⓘ
Nepeña Valley ⓘ
coastal Peru ⓘ
locatedOn north-central coast of Peru ⓘ
materialCulture Andean ceramics ⓘ
adobe construction ⓘ
stone architecture ⓘ
near Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Nepeña archaeological complex ⓘ
north coast Andean cultural sphere ⓘ
region north-central Andes cultural area ⓘ
researchField Andean archaeology ⓘ
pre-Columbian studies ⓘ
significance important Early Horizon center on Peru’s north-central coast ⓘ
key site for understanding development of monumental architecture in coastal Peru ⓘ
key site for understanding early Andean political organization ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Early Horizon → hasKeySite → Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley) ⓘ
Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) → namedAfter → Cerro Blanco hill ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley)