Chavín de Huántar archaeological site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chavín_de_Huántar_archaeological_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:built circa 1200 BCE – 400 BCE
gptkbp:coordinates 9°35′45″S 77°10′24″W
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Chavín_culture
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Julio_C._Tello
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1919
gptkbp:elevation 3180 meters
gptkbp:excavatedBy Peruvian archaeologists
gptkbp:features tenon heads
sunken plazas
elaborate drainage system
sculpted heads
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chavín de Huántar archaeological site
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Andean_civilizations
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lanzón_monolith
stone carvings
underground galleries
complex temple architecture
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Andes
gptkb:Ancash_Region
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Chavín_de_Huántar
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:period gptkb:Early_Horizon
gptkbp:significance major religious and cultural center
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)
(iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1985
gptkbp:website 14.79 ha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chavín_de_Huántar_District
gptkb:Chavín_de_Huántar_temple_complex
gptkb:Operation_Chavín_de_Huántar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7