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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.
El Paraíso, Peru, a Late Preceramic cite in the Lima region (3500–1800 BC) Buena Vista, Peru, 4200-year-old observatory, Lima Region (2200 BCE) Ventarrón, 4000-year-old temple, Lambayeque Region, northern Peru (2000 BCE) Cupisnique culture (15001000 BCE) Chavín (900 BCE to 200 BCE) Paracas; Moche; Nazca; Tiahuanaco; Wari; Chimú
Gold Ceremonial Mask, La Leche Valley, A.D. 900-1100. The Sican (also Sicán) culture is the name that archaeologist Izumi Shimada gave to the culture that inhabited what is now the north coast of Peru between about 750 and 1375 CE.
The museum's predecessor, the Institute of Peruvian Art, was created in 1931 by Decree Law No. 7084 [5] as an institute annexed to the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum, to promote the study of pre-Hispanic art and popular arts. [6]
The etymology of Peru: The word Peru may be derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century. [29] When his possessions were visited by Spanish explorers in 1522, they were the southernmost part of the New World yet known to Europeans. [ 30 ]
Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance. [ 1 ]
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Map of Pre-Columbian states of Mexico just before the Spanish conquest. The pre-Columbian (or prehispanic) history of the territory now making up the country of Mexico is known through the work of archaeologists and epigraphers, and through the accounts of Spanish conquistadores, settlers and clergymen as well as the indigenous chroniclers of the immediate post-conquest period.