Caral-Supe civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Norte_Chico_civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds late 20th century
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Aspero
gptkb:Bandurria
gptkb:Huaricanga
gptkb:Lurihuasi
gptkb:Miraya
gptkb:Vichama
gptkb:Caral
gptkbp:culturalInfluenceOn gptkb:later_Andean_civilizations
gptkbp:didNotUse gptkb:ceramics
metal tools
wheeled transport
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ruth_Shady
gptkbp:economy agriculture
fishing
cotton production
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 3000 BCE – 1800 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Chavín_culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caral-Supe civilization
gptkbp:knownFor agriculture
pyramids
monumental architecture
sunken circular plazas
urban centers
platform mounds
early use of quipu
absence of ceramics
gptkbp:languageSpoken unknown
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Supe_Valley
gptkb:Norte_Chico_region
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Huaura_River
gptkb:Supe_River
gptkb:Fortaleza_River
gptkb:Pativilca_River
gptkbp:notableFor absence of warfare evidence
early urban planning
large-scale public works
complex society without ceramics
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:preceramic_cultures_of_Peru
gptkbp:recognizedBy oldest known civilization in the Americas
one of the six cradles of civilization
gptkbp:region central coast of Peru
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Caral (since 2009)
gptkbp:usedFor quipu
gptkbp:writingSystem none known
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norte_Chico
gptkb:Norte_Chico_civilization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6