Wari Empire | |||||||||||||||
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| 6th century–11th century | |||||||||||||||
 Expansion and area of cultural influence. | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Huari | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Aymara, others. | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Staff God | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Horizon | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 6th century | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 11th century | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Peru | ||||||||||||||
The Wari Empire or Huari Empire was a political formation that emerged around 600 AD (CE) in Peru's Ayacucho Basin and grew to cover much of coastal and highland Peru.[1] The empire lasted for about 500 years, until 1100 CE.[2] It existed during the same era as the Tiwanaku culture, and at one time, was thought to have been derived from it.[3] In 2008, archeologists found a precolumbian city, the Northern Wari ruins (also called Cerro Pátapo) near modern Chiclayo.[4] The find was the first extensive settlement related to the Wari culture discovered that far north.[5][6] Archaeological discoveries have continued over the past decade. In 2023, archaeologists discovered a 1200-year-old Wari ritual complex in Arequipa.[7] While more discoveries are being made regarding the Wari Empire, archaeologists are able to draw more conclusions about the Wari Empire's culture.
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- ^ Wade, Lizzie (August 17, 2016). "The Wari's grisly end—the fall of a South American empire". Science. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Patrick Ryan (2001). "Cerro Baúl: A Wari Center on the Tiwanaku Frontier". Latin American Antiquity. 12 (1): 67–83. doi:10.2307/971758. ISSN 1045-6635. JSTOR 971758.
- ^ "Archaeologists unearth ancient Wari city". NBC News. 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "'Ancient city unearthed' in Peru". BBC. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "Archeologists in Peru unearth ancient Wari city". Reuters. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Reid, David (March 2023). "The role of temple institutions in Wari imperial expansion at Pakaytambo, Peru". Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 69. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2023.101485. Retrieved May 2, 2024.