ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Andean Civilizations, Aceramic, Periodization Of Pre-Columbian Peru
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Lecture outline: south america: the inca and their predecessors (parts i-iv) *the inca empire fell to spanish conquistadors led by pizarro in a. d. 1533. The first complex societies in andean south america (preceramic period) in the desert coast region of peru. The earliest complex societies in andean south america appeared circa 3000 -2500 b. c: monumental public architecture, diet: marine foods, land animals, wild and domestic plants (squash, bean, tubers) Read about caral and el para so in your textbook. Civilizations of the early horizon: chav n de hu ntar highland peru. Place where people live and a religious center: chav n style , found on pottery, stone, metal artifacts throughout highland and coastal regions, geometric and curvilinear designs with depictions of people, birds, snakes, jaguars, paracas culture. Lecture 14a outline: nazca culture, moche civilization. Lectures: royal tombs of s pan, the moche site.