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Wari Culture
Wari Culture
ceramics
According to the evidence, the ceramics of the Wari culture were marked by different
influences. Researchers, depending on the time and place in which it was developed and
the characteristics it presents, have divided the ceramics of the Wari culture into
different phases or styles, among which Chaquipampa, Conchopata and Robles Moqo
stand out. The inhabitants of the Wari culture made fine ceramics that were oriented to
the use of the elite, in addition to serving for the dissemination of religious ideas. They
also made another one for domestic use.
expansion of the wari
culture
Shortly after its beginning, the Wari culture spread to the south as far as
Acarí, along the north coast to the Santa Valley, and through the mountains
to the Callejón de Huaylas. With the consolidation of the empire, it managed
to extend from Sicuani and the Arequipa region to Cajamarca through the
mountains and from Ocoña and Sihuas to Lambayeque along the coast.
The evidence reflects a great expansion of the Wari culture, but also shows
that it was not only a military conquest but rather a process of assimilation
of these peoples to the administration and other patterns of their culture,
especially religion and urbanism.
Stages of the Wari culture,was divided into six
stages by Dorothy Menzel: