Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Americas, The
6. Pre-Columbian (American)
7. [Pre-Columbian South American styles and periods]
8. [Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods]
9. Chiripa (culture and period)

Anotations

Scope note:

Culture at Chiripa dating from 1000-800 BCE, based on calibrated radiocarbon dates from 1992 and 1996 excavations. This phase is marked by a growth in population and an early example of communal architecture in the Lake Titicaca Basin, a semi-subterranean plaza or court.