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  2. Periodization of pre-Columbian Peru - Wikipedia

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    This is a chart of cultural periods of Peru and the Andean Region developed by John Rowe and Edward Lanning and used by some archaeologists studying the area. An alternative dating system was developed by Luis Lumbreras and provides different dates for some archaeological finds.

  3. Ancon (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    The beach resort area of Ancon is located 42 km north of Lima. Historically, it is known as the place where the peace treaty between Peru and Chile (Treaty of Ancón) was signed in 1883. The archaeological site extends north of the Bay of Ancon and west of the Pan-American Highway. El Paraíso, Peru is another important site in the area.

  4. Mycenaean Greece - Wikipedia

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    Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. [1] It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.

  5. History of the Incas - Wikipedia

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    Civilizations portal; Peru Cultural Society; E-museum @ Minnesota State University; Nueva corónica y buen gobierno by Guaman Poma (published 1615) Inca Land by Hiram Bingham (published 1912–1922) Tupac Amaru, the Life, Times, and Execution of the Last Inca. Inca Artifacts, Peru, and Machu Picchu 360-degree movies of inca artifacts and ...

  6. Pre-Columbian Peru - Wikipedia

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    A frieze at the Sechin Bajo site of the Casma/Sechin culture has been dated to 3600 BCE, the oldest monument found in Peru. [3] Norte Chico civilization (Also known as the Caral-Supe civilization, nearly from 3,500 BCE to 1,800 BCE)" [4] El Paraíso, Peru, a Late Preceramic cite in the Lima region (3500–1800 BC)

  7. Late Bronze Age collapse - Wikipedia

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    The Late Bronze Age collapse was a period of societal collapse in the Mediterranean basin during the 12th century BC. It is thought to have affected much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, in particular Egypt, Anatolia, the Aegean, eastern Libya, and the Balkans.

  8. Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    Machu Picchu [a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [9] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [10] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.

  9. History of Peru - Wikipedia

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    The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.