Huari (archaeological site)
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Huari[1] or Wari[2] is an archaeological site located near the town of Quinua, 22 km northeast of the city of Ayacucho, in the Ayacucho Region, Peru at an elevation between 2600 and 2900 meters.[2] It was the capital city of the Huari Empire and one of the largest urban settlements in ancient Peru.[2]
Location | Peru Huamanga Province, Ayacucho |
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Coordinates | 13°03′38″S 74°11′56″W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 400 AD |
Abandoned | 1000 AD |
Periods | Middle Horizon |
Cultures | Huari culture |
Huari was founded ca. 400 AD and gained prominence around 550 AD.[1] At its height, the city was inhabited by around 70,000 people[1][2] from different cultures, making it the center of a new religion that synthesized the beliefs of those various peoples.[1] The city was abandoned ca. 1000 AD.[1]
The archaeological site spans an area of 2000 hectares, and comprises several areas or neighborhoods.[2] Buildings are made of stone and mudbrick, and painted in red and white.[2] Many of the structures had residential, administrative or religious purposes.[2]
- Jennings, Justin (2010). Globalizations and the Ancient World. Cambridge University Press. pp. 99, 103–105, 118.
- "COMPLEJO ARQUEOLÓGICO WARI" (in Spanish). Mincetur. Retrieved 2018-09-20.