Sicán culture

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The Sicán culture was a pre-Columbian civilization that flourished on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, elaborate ceramics, and monumental adobe architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean civilization ⓘ
pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lambayeque culture ⓘ
burialCustoms elite shaft tombs ⓘ
gold masks ⓘ
rich grave goods ⓘ
capital Batán Grande ⓘ
Túcume ⓘ
ceramicsStyle blackware ceramics ⓘ
stirrup-spout vessels ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
declineCause El Niño events ⓘ
linked to: El Niño

environmental degradation ⓘ
social upheaval ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologist Izumi Shimada ⓘ
economy craft specialization ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
long-distance maritime trade ⓘ
endTime c. 1375 CE ⓘ
followedBy Chimú culture ⓘ
linked to: Chimu culture
follows Moche culture ⓘ
Wari culture ⓘ
linked to: Wari tradition
hasMuseum National Sicán Museum ⓘ
heritage part of Peru’s pre-Hispanic heritage ⓘ
iconography Sicán Deity with upturned eyes ⓘ
linked to: Sicán Deity

avian and marine motifs ⓘ
knownFor arsenic bronze production ⓘ
complex irrigation systems ⓘ
elaborate ceramics ⓘ
elite tombs ⓘ
gold working ⓘ
large pyramidal mounds ⓘ
monumental adobe architecture ⓘ
sophisticated metallurgy ⓘ
languageFamily Muchik language ⓘ
locatedIn La Leche Valley ⓘ
Lambayeque Valley ⓘ
Lambayeque region ⓘ
linked to: Lambayeque Region

Zaña Valley ⓘ
linked to: Sechin Valley

northern coast of Peru ⓘ
mainSite Batán Grande ⓘ
Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary ⓘ
Túcume ⓘ
metalwork arsenic bronze tools ⓘ
gold alloys ⓘ
tumbaga ⓘ
peakPeriod c. 900–1100 CE ⓘ
politicalOrganization hierarchical chiefdoms ⓘ
theocratic state ⓘ
precededBy Moche culture ⓘ
religion polytheism ⓘ
worship of Sicán Deity ⓘ
startTime c. 750 CE ⓘ
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
Middle Horizon ⓘ

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Lambayeque culture → alsoKnownAs → Sicán culture ⓘ
Lambayeque culture → alsoKnownAs → Lambayeque–Sicán culture ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture
Late Intermediate Period → majorCulture → Lambayeque (Sicán) culture ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture
Lambayeque Region → historicalCulture → Sicán culture ⓘ
Batán Grande → partOf → Sicán cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture
Batán Grande → associatedWith → Sicán culture ⓘ
Sicán Deity → culture → Sicán culture ⓘ
Túcume → culture → Sicán culture ⓘ
Yunca → associatedArchaeologicalCulture → Lambayeque (Sicán) ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture
Andean archaeology → studiesCulture → Lambayeque (Sicán) ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture
Chimor → precededBy → Lambayeque (Sicán) culture ⓘ
subject linked to: Chimor (Chimú state)
linked to: Sicán culture