Kuntur Wasi

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Kuntur Wasi is an important highland ceremonial and archaeological complex in northern Peru, notable for its early temple architecture, stone sculptures, and gold artifacts associated with formative Andean cultures.

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Kuntur Wasi canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
associatedWith Chavín-related traditions ⓘ
Cupisnique culture ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Formative Period Andean cultures ⓘ
discoveredBy local inhabitants of San Pablo area ⓘ
elevation approximately 2300 meters above sea level ⓘ
estimatedEndDate circa 250 BCE ⓘ
estimatedStartDate circa 1200 BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy Japanese archaeological missions ⓘ
Peruvian archaeologists ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
elite burial site ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasCollection anthropomorphic sculptures ⓘ
ceramic vessels ⓘ
gold ornaments ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
zoomorphic sculptures ⓘ
hasFeature burial structures ⓘ
monolithic stone sculptures ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
ritual plazas ⓘ
stone stairways ⓘ
sunken courts ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasMuseum site museum at Kuntur Wasi ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ
knownFor ceremonial architecture ⓘ
early temple architecture ⓘ
gold artifacts ⓘ
stone sculptures ⓘ
languageOfName Quechua ⓘ
locatedIn Cajamarca Region ⓘ
San Pablo Province ⓘ
northern highlands of Peru ⓘ
materialUsed adobe ⓘ
gold ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning House of the Condor ⓘ
linked to: Nest of Condors
near town of San Pablo ⓘ
partOf Northern Andean Formative tradition ⓘ
period Early Horizon ⓘ
Initial Period ⓘ
researchFocus early Andean metallurgy ⓘ
origins of Andean ceremonial architecture ⓘ
tourism open to visitors ⓘ

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

Early Horizon → hasKeySite → Kuntur Wasi ⓘ
Pacopampa → isComparableTo → Kuntur Wasi ⓘ
Cupisnique culture → majorSite → Kuntur Wasi ⓘ