Articles tagged with: Pre-Inca Civilization
Inca Textile and Clothing
![Inca Textile and Clothing Paracas cloak, textile, 2.4 x 1.3 m, Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Paracas-textile-150x150.jpg)
Ancient Andean weaving developed by and inherited and perfected by the is considered as one of the greatest textile in the world and is compared to finest textile …
Pre-Inca Civilizations
![Pre-Inca Civilizations Chan Chan wall](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Chan-Chan-wall-150x150.png)
There were many pre-Columbian cultures that preceded the , some by millenia. What we know of these pre-Inca civilizations is entirely from archeological excavations since they did not make use …
Late Intermediate Period – Chimu and Chincha Cultures
![Late Intermediate Period – Chimu and Chincha Cultures Chan Chan wall](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Chan-Chan-wall-150x150.png)
The Late Intermediate Period extends from approximately 1000 to 1470. This period is characterized for the rapid artistic and technological development of its metallurgic and crafts production. In their craft …
Middle Horizon-Wari,Tiwanaku and Lambayeque Cultures
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The Middle Horizon period extends from approximately 600 to 1000. were debilitated possibly by the effects of El Niño. As a result new cultures took over and flourished creating the …
The Inca Empire
![The Inca Empire Incas worshiped many Gods but the most important were Wiracocha and Inti](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Inca-religion-150x150.jpg)
The Inca Empire flourished in the South American continent from 1438 until the Spanish arrived in the continent in 1533. From around 1200 to 1438 the Incas were considered a …
Pre-Ceramic and Initial Periods-Norte Chico and Kotosh Cultures
![Pre-Ceramic and Initial Periods-Norte Chico and Kotosh Cultures City of Caral, Norte Chico Civilization](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/caral-150x150.png)
Long before existed people thrived in this territory. About 16,000 years ago groups of people are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and survived as nomads, …
Early Horizon-Chavin, Paracas and Lima Cultures
![Early Horizon-Chavin, Paracas and Lima Cultures Paracas Llama Wool Cloth With Animal Motifs](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Paracas-wool-cloth-with-motifs-150x150.jpg)
Early Horizon – 800 – 200 BCE
Chavin: Great Astronomers
More than 3000 years ago an important civilization took place in Chavin de Huantar, southeast of the . It stretched through the …
Early Intermediate Period-Nazca and Moche Cultures
![Early Intermediate Period-Nazca and Moche Cultures Nasca Lines-The Monkey](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Nasca-Lines-The-Monkey-150x150.png)
Cultures thriving in this period date from approximately 200BCE to 600CE. Significant technological development took place in metalworking, pottery and irrigation systems. The two largest and most important cultures in …