Putuni complex

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The Putuni complex is a significant architectural sector within the ancient Tiwanaku ceremonial center in Bolivia, noted for its elite residential and administrative structures.

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Putuni complex canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site feature
architectural complex
adjacentTo Kalasasaya
linked to: Kalasasaya temple

Semi-Subterranean Temple
architecturalStyle Tiwanaku architecture
linked to: Tiwanaku culture
associatedWith Tiwanaku elite
country Plurinational State of Bolivia
culture Tiwanaku culture
elevation approximately 3850 meters above sea level
excavatedBy Bolivian archaeologists
hasAccess tourist visitation
hasFeature courtyards
platforms
rooms
walled enclosure
hasFunction administrative
residential
ritual
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
locatedIn Tiwanaku
locatedInCountry Bolivia
locatedInRegion Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau
locatedNear Lake Titicaca
materialUsed andesite
sandstone
stone
partOf Tiwanaku ceremonial center
Tiwanaku urban core
significance evidence for centralized administration in Tiwanaku
evidence for social stratification in Tiwanaku
key component of Tiwanaku ceremonial-urban layout
timePeriod Middle Horizon
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000
use administrative sector
ceremonial activities
elite residence

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Tiwanaku archaeological site hasPart Putuni complex