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


Note: these are resources on Precolumbian South America (Peru and the Andes) in general. For specific periods and cultures, see: Early Peru and Later Peru.

Web Links
Andean Links and Latin American Links. Ramon Soler
Central Andes Links. John W. Hoopes
Pre-Columbian Culture Links. Ron Warner
Resources for South American Archaeology. ArchNet

History and Cultures
Ancient Latin American Civilizations. Antonio de la Cova, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Andean Archaeology. Bruce Owen
Andean Archaeology Online. John Hoopes
Andean Chronology. Anthropology Museum, Guayaquil
Archaeology Research in Peru. Bruce Owen
Arqueologia del Peru. Arql. Lizardo Tavera
Civilizations In America, from World Cultures. Richard Hooker
Imgages of sites in Peru. Clive Ruggles
The Myths of Mexico and Peru, Chapters VI and VII. Louis Spence, 1913
South American Images. AnthroArcheArt.org
South American Sites and Cultures. EMuseum, Minnesota State University at Mankato
The Spirit of Ancient Peru. TribalArts.com

Museum Sites
Boston Museum. Search results - "Peru"
British Museum. Search results - "South America"
Carlos Museum of Emory University. Americas collection
Cleveland Museum of Art. Search results - "Peru"
Detroit Institute of Arts. Precolumbian collection
Dumbarton Oaks: Early Andean Gallery and Later Andean Gallery
Kimbell Art Museum. Pre-Columbian collection
Logan Museum of Beloit College. South American collection
Louvre (Musée du quai Branly). Americas collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. See: "Ancient Peru"
Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum in Lima, Peru
de Young Museum of San Francisco. Art of the Americas


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