| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ancient_people 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Norte_Chico_civilization 
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                                | gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds | late 20th century 
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                                | gptkbp:archaeologicalSite | gptkb:Aspero gptkb:Bandurria
 gptkb:Huaricanga
 gptkb:Lurihuasi
 gptkb:Miraya
 gptkb:Vichama
 gptkb:Caral
 
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                                | gptkbp:culturalInfluenceOn | gptkb:later_Andean_civilizations 
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                                | gptkbp:didNotUse | gptkb:ceramics metal tools
 wheeled transport
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Ruth_Shady 
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                                | gptkbp:economy | agriculture fishing
 cotton production
 
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                                | gptkbp:flourishedDuring | c. 3000 BCE – 1800 BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:Chavín_culture 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | agriculture pyramids
 monumental architecture
 sunken circular plazas
 urban centers
 platform mounds
 early use of quipu
 absence of ceramics
 
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                                | gptkbp:languageSpoken | gptkb:unknown 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Peru gptkb:Supe_Valley
 gptkb:Norte_Chico_region
 
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                                | gptkbp:mainRiver | gptkb:Huaura_River gptkb:Supe_River
 gptkb:Fortaleza_River
 gptkb:Pativilca_River
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | absence of warfare evidence early urban planning
 large-scale public works
 complex society without ceramics
 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:preceramic_cultures_of_Peru 
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                                | gptkbp:recognizedBy | oldest known civilization in the Americas one of the six cradles of civilization
 
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                                | gptkbp:region | central coast of Peru 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Caral (since 2009) 
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                                | gptkbp:usedFor | quipu 
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                                | gptkbp:writingSystem | none known 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Norte_Chico gptkb:Norte_Chico_civilization
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Caral-Supe civilization 
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