| 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 |
Source: Anthropology Museum, Guayaquil.
(See also: South American Resource Page and Miscellaneous Cultures outside Peru)
History and Cultures
Las Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Moche). Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
The Nazca Lines. Sarah Chang, Discovery Canada 2003
Nasca Lines. Ellie Crystal
The Treasures of the Kuntur Wasi Temple (Early Horizon). Suntory Museum of Art
Tumbas Reales de Sipan (Moche). Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Peru
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1. Early Horizon
Mask
Paracas 800bc-100bc |
Feline
Paracas 700bc-1ad |
Feline
Tembladera 600bc-300bc |
Stirrup Spout
Cupisnique 500bc-200bc |
Gold Plaque
Chavín 500bc-200bc |
2. Nasca
3. Moche
Old Stones |
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