Chancay culture

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The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian civilization known for its elaborate textiles, distinctive black-on-white ceramics, and coastal urban centers that flourished in central Peru between roughly 1000 and 1470 CE.

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Chancay culture canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean culture ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
artStyle black-on-cream pottery decoration ⓘ
geometric textile patterns ⓘ
stylized anthropomorphic figures ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
burialPractice funerary bundles with rich textiles ⓘ
large collective cemeteries ⓘ
shaft tombs ⓘ
capital Lauri (archaeological site) ⓘ
ceramicType anthropomorphic jars ⓘ
effigy vessels ⓘ
zoomorphic jars ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
economy irrigated agriculture ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
maritime fishing ⓘ
endCause Inca conquest ⓘ
endTime circa 1470 CE ⓘ
followedBy Inca Empire ⓘ
hasFeature adobe architecture ⓘ
planned urban centers ⓘ
pyramidal platforms ⓘ
storage facilities (qollqas-like structures) ⓘ
walled compounds ⓘ
importantSite Ancon ⓘ
Chancay (archaeological zone) ⓘ
Lauri (archaeological site) ⓘ
Pisquillo Chico ⓘ
influencedBy Huari (Wari) artistic traditions ⓘ
Lima culture ⓘ
Wari culture ⓘ
linked to: Wari tradition
knownFor black-on-white ceramics ⓘ
coastal urban centers ⓘ
elaborate textiles ⓘ
funerary dolls ⓘ
gauze-like fabrics ⓘ
mass-produced ceramics ⓘ
openwork textiles ⓘ
painted cotton textiles ⓘ
wooden litters and liturgical objects ⓘ
languageFamily Quechuan languages (probable) ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific coast of South America ⓘ
mainArea Chancay Valley ⓘ
linked to: Huaca San Marcos

Huaral Valley ⓘ
linked to: Huaral

Lower Fortaleza Valley ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
maize ⓘ
squash ⓘ
partOf Andean civilizations ⓘ
linked to: Andean civilization
politicalOrganization multi-valley polity ⓘ
regional chiefdoms ⓘ
region central coast of Peru ⓘ
religion Andean polytheism ⓘ
startTime circa 1000 CE ⓘ
textileMaterial camelid fiber ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
textileTechnique brocade ⓘ
embroidery ⓘ
openwork ⓘ
tapestry weaving ⓘ
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
Middle Horizon ⓘ

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

Central Coast of Peru → historicalCulture → Chancay culture ⓘ
Late Intermediate Period → majorCulture → Chancay culture ⓘ