Tiwanaku polity

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
pre-Columbian civilization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Andean_highlands
gptkb:Lake_Titicaca
megalithic construction
ritual pilgrimage
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Tiwanaku_(archaeological_site)
gptkbp:declinedAfter climate change
internal social unrest
gptkbp:economy long-distance trade
camelid herding
raised field agriculture
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Arthur_Posnansky
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Lake_Titicaca_basin
gptkb:northern_Chile
gptkb:northwestern_Argentina
southern Peru
gptkbp:firstExcavatedIn early 20th century
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 500–1000 CE
gptkbp:governmentType theocratic state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiwanaku polity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Inca_civilization
gptkb:Wari_culture
gptkbp:knownFor monumental architecture
stonework
agricultural innovations
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Puquina
gptkb:Aymara
gptkbp:locatedIn Andean region
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:Bolivia
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Akapana_pyramid
gptkb:Kalasasaya_temple
gptkb:Pumapunku
gptkb:Semi-Subterranean_Temple
gptkbp:notableLeader unknown (no written records)
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Bennett_Monolith
gptkb:Gateway_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:populationPeak 20,000–40,000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Pukara_culture
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Andean_religion
gptkbp:style gptkb:ceramics
textiles
iconic stone sculpture
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Inca_Empire
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Tiwanaku_(archaeological_site)
gptkbp:writingSystem none known
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tiwanaku_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6