Precolumbian Art of South America
before 600 A.D.

Dates	Period	Cultures	Sites
1000 - 200 bc	Early Horizon	Chavin	Chavin
200 bc - 600 ad	Early Intermediate	Moche (100bc-700ad) Nazca	Sipan Nazca
600 - 1000 ad	Middle Horizon	Huari	Huari, Tiahuanaco
1000 - 1400 ad	Late Intermediate	Chimu	Chan Chan
1400 - 1532 ad	Late Horizon	Inca	Machu Picchu, Cuzco

See also: South American Resource Page.
Note: "Nasca" is an alternate spelling for "Nazca."

Early Period South America - Web Resources
The Burial Theme in Moche Iconography. Christopher B. Donnan and Donna McClelland, 1979
Chavin Culture. Wikipedia
Chavin Gold. McGuinness Publishing
Exploring Chavin de Huantar. Stanford University
Grim Rites of the Moche. Colleen P. Popson
Moche. Minnesota State University at Mankato
Moche Collection. Art Institute of Chicago
Nazca Collection. Art Institute of Chicago
Nazca Collection. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Nazca Culture. McGuinness Publishing
Nazca Culture. Wikipedia
Nazca Lines and Cahuachi Culture. Ellie Crystal
The Moche Capital of Sipan. K. Kris Hirst
Moche Culture. Wikipedia
Moche Gold. McGuinness Publishing
Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum Photo Gallery
Tombs of the Lords of Sipan. Current World Archaeology
Tumbas Reales de Sipan. Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Peru
Understanding Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization. James Q. Jacobs

Early Period South America - Image Links (click inside)

1. Early Horizon

Mask Paracas 800bc-100bc

Feline Paracas 700bc-1ad

Feline Tembladera 600bc-300bc

Gold Plaque Chavín 500bc-200bc

2. Nazca

Gold Mask 100bc-700ad	Nude Female 100bc-700ad	Inlaid Shell 100bc-700ad	Spatula 100bc-700ad	Birds 150ad-300ad
Effigy Vessel 100bc-600ad	Fisherman 400-550ad	Seated Man 550-900	Severed Head 100ad-350	Mythical Being date not given
Mythical Being 350-450	Oculate Being 400-1000	Ceramic Drum 1c AD	Dog Effigy 200bc-600ad	Bird Effigy date not given
Hummingbirds 400-1000	Abstract Heads 100bc-700ad

3. Moche

Portrait Head 200-800	Portrait Head 400-600	Head With Fangs 400-550	Head With Feline 400ad
Lobsters 400-550	Hunting Scene date not given	Kneeling Warrior date not given	Seated Male 500ad
Frog 50ad-800	Ear Spools 3c-7c

[last updated: May 20, 2010]

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