Precolumbian Art of South America
(before 1532 A.D.)


Note: these are resources about Precolumbian South America (mostly Peru and the Andes) in general. For specific periods and cultures, see the navigation links below.

Precolumbian South America - Web Resources
Andean Archaeology. Bruce Owen
Cultural Periods of Peru (chronology). Wikipedia
Arqueologia del Peru. Arql. Lizardo Tavera
Civilizations In America. Richard Hooker
Cultural Periods of Peru. Wikipedia
Imgages of sites in Peru. Clive Ruggles
Latin American Studies. Antonio de la Cova
The Myths of Mexico and Peru. Louis Spence, 1913
South America: Resources. ArchNet
South American Images. AnthroArcheArt.org

Precolumbian South America - Museum Collections
Art Institute of Chicago
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
British Museum
Carlos Museum of Emory University
Cleveland Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Dumbarton Oaks
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Musée du Quai Branly
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
St. Louis Art Museum
Walters Art Museum
de Young Museum of San Francisco

[last updated: August 22, 2013]


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