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RELIGION IN TIWANAKU
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As these people had no written language,[citation needed] what is known of their religious beliefs are based on archaeological interpretation and some myths, which may have been passed down to the Incas and the Spanish. They seem to have worshipped m... |
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ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE CULTURE NAZCA
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PotteryThe Nazca culture is characterized by its beautiful polychrome pottery, painted with at least 15 distinct colors. The shift from post-fire resin painting to pre-fire slip painting marked the end of Paracas-style pottery and the beginning of Na... |
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NAZCA CULTURE
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The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from 100 to 800 CE beside the dry southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley (Silverman and Proulx, 2002). Having be... |
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SOCIETY OF THE CULTURE NAZCA
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Social structureEarly Nazca society was made up of local chiefdoms and regional centers of power centered around Cahuachi, a non-urban ceremonial site of earthwork mounds and plazas (Valdez, 1994). Scholars have developed theories resulting from vari... |
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COLLAPSE IN THE MOCHE CULTURE
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There are several theories as to what caused the demise of the Moche political structure. Some scholars have emphasised the role of environmental change. Studies of ice cores drilled from glaciers in the Andes reveal climatic events between 536 to 59... |
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HISTORY OF THE CULTURE NAZCA
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Time frameNazca society developed during the Early Intermediate Period and is generally divided into the Proto Nazca (phase 1, 100 BCE – CE 1), the Early Nazca (phases 2-4, CE 1-450), Middle Nazca (phase 5, CE 450-550) and Late Nazca (phases 6-7, CE ... |
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ARCHITECTURE AND ART IN TIWANAKU
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Tiwanaku monumental architecture is characterized by large stones of exceptional workmanship. In contrast to the masonry style of the later Inca, Tiwanaku stone architecture usually employs rectangular ashlar blocks laid in regular courses, and monum... |
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DEVELOPMENT AND ITS ABSENCE
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When compared to the common Eurasian models of the development of civilization, Norte Chico's differences are striking. A total lack of ceramics persists across the period. The BBC observes that Norte Chico's people would have roasted their various c... |
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RELIGION IN THE CULTURE MOCHE
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Both iconography and the finds of human skeletons in ritual contexts seem to indicate that human sacrifice played a significant part in Moche religious practices. These rites appear to have involved the elite as key actors in a spectacle of costumed ... |
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ECONOMY IN THE CULTURE NAZCA
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Nazca subsistence was based largely on agriculture. Iconography on ceramics and excavated remains indicate that the Nazca people had a varied diet, composed of maize, squash, sweet potato, manioc and achira, and even a small trace of various fish. Th... |
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