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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
ancient people
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance
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urban planning
monumental architecture
early social complexity
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Andean_civilizations
preceramic period
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gptkbp:culture
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gptkb:Norte_Chico_civilization
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Ruth_Shady
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gptkbp:distance_from_Lima
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about 200 km north
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gptkbp:economy
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agriculture
fishing
trade
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gptkbp:estimated_abandonment_date
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c. 2000 BCE
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gptkbp:estimated_founding_date
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c. 2600 BCE
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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1994
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gptkbp:features
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amphitheaters
pyramids
residential complexes
sunken plazas
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Caral-Supe complex
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gptkbp:influenced
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later Andean cultures
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gptkbp:language
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unknown
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Barranca_Province
gptkb:Lima_Region
gptkb:Supe_Valley
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Supe_River
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Great_Pyramid_of_Caral
Residential Complexes
Amphitheater Temple
Circular Plazas
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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quipu (possible early form)
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:El_Molino
gptkb:Allpacoto
gptkb:Aspero
gptkb:Bandurria
gptkb:Chupacigarro
gptkb:Lurihuasi
gptkb:Miraya
gptkb:Caral
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Late_Archaic
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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3,000 (Caral city)
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gptkbp:religion
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unknown
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gptkbp:significance
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oldest known civilization in the Americas
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2009
yes
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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none known
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Site_C
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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