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7 results for "pre-inca"

W_4_18 Verified World Civilizations

W_4_18 — Tiwanaku and Wari: Pre-Inca Andean Empires

Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) and Wari (Huari) were the two dominant polities of the Andean Middle Horizon (c. 500–1000 CE), together representing the first large-scale expansionary states in South American history and the most

Tiwanaku Wari Huari Middle Horizon Andean pre-Inca
W_4_11 Credible World Civilizations

W_4_11 — Moche and Chimú: Pre-Inca North Coast Civilizations

The Moche (c. 100–700 CE) and Chimú (c. 900–1470 CE) civilizations flourished on the arid north coast of Peru — the desert strip between the Andes and the Pacific where precipitation is negligible but rivers descending f

Moche Mochica Chimú Chan Chan Sipán Huaca del Sol
W_5_26 Verified World Civilizations

W_5_26 — Chachapoya: Warriors of the Clouds

The Chachapoya ("People of the Clouds") were a pre-Inca civilization inhabiting the cloud forests of northeastern Peru's Amazonas region (~800–1470 CE). Known for their monumental fortress of Kuelap — a massive stone cit

Chachapoya Kuelap cloud forest sarcophagi mummy Peru
W_5_30 Verified World Civilizations

W_5_30 — Lambayeque and Sicán Culture: Lords of the Northern Coast

The Lambayeque (or Sicán) culture (~750–1375 CE) was a wealthy, metallurgically advanced civilization of Peru's north coast that succeeded the Moche and preceded the Chimú in the Lambayeque Valley. Discovered through sys

Lambayeque Sicán Batán Grande Naymlap goldwork tumbaga
D_1_20 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_1_20 — Chankillo Solar Observatory: The Thirteen Towers

Chankillo is a 2,300-year-old ceremonial complex in the Casma Valley, coastal Peru, featuring a line of Thirteen Towers that constitute the oldest known solar observatory in the Americas and one of the most complete arch

chankillo thirteen-towers solar-observatory casma-valley peru archaeoastronomy
M_2_14 Verified Forbidden Archaeology

M_2_14 — Tiwanaku and the Altiplano — High-Altitude Anomalous Engineering

Tiwanaku (also spelled Tiahuanaco) — located at 3,850 meters elevation on the Bolivian Altiplano, approximately 20 km southeast of Lake Titicaca — was the capital of one of the most significant pre-Columbian civilization

Tiwanaku Tiahuanaco Altiplano Bolivia Lake Titicaca Akapana
ZH_3_21 Verified Archaeoastronomy

ZH_3_21 — Chankillo Solar Observatory

Chankillo (also spelled Chanquillo) — a monumental archaeological complex in the Casma-Sechín Valley of coastal Peru, approximately 380 km north of Lima — contains the oldest known solar observatory in the Americas and o

Chankillo Thirteen Towers solar observatory Peru archaeoastronomy Casma Valley