Nazca is a pre-Columbian civilization that existed in several valleys on the southern coast of Peru , on the Nazca plateau, south of the Mochika civilization, from the 2nd century AD . BC e. on the VI century. n e. The main city is Kauachi with six pyramids from adobe . Derived presumably from the Paracas culture.
The Nazca culture is often attributed to the creation of huge Nazca geoglyphs , but there is no consensus among scientists about the time of their creation.
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Culture
Ceramics of Nazca culture are polychrome, usually four-color: black and orange drawings on a white or red background. Images of people, animals, birds, fish and plants prevail. The forms are elongated, stylized and angular. Unlike the Mochic civilization, modeling is practically absent.
Similar patterns can be seen on fabric samples from llama wool, preserved due to the semi-desert climate of the plateau. The network of underground aqueducts created by them partially survived.
Nazca Culture Fabrics
The manufacture of textiles in the Nazca culture was the most perfect in ancient Peru. Fabrics were made using several techniques, and their styles developed. According to scientists, there are about five different styles of their performance. Prior to the introduction of the three-dimensional sewing technique, the initial style of textiles resembled the fabric of Paracas' necropolises.
Nazca Culture Mummies
See also
- History of peru
- Andean Candelabrum
- Lima (culture)
- Chavin culture
- Chimu
- Paracas (culture)
- Tiwanaku
- Urine
Literature
- The Incas and the Ancestors: The Archeology of Perú. Revised Edition. By Michael E. Moseley
- Cahuachi in the Ancient Nasca World. Silverman, Helaine. University of Iowa Press. Iowa City. 1993.
- A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography. By Donald A. Proulx (2006) University of Iowa Press
- From Monumental to Proliferous in Nasca Pottery. By Richard Roark (1965) Nawpa Pacha 3: 2
- The Nasca. By Helaine Silverman and Donald A. Proulx. Blackwell Publishers. Malden. 2002.
- Ancient Nazca Settlement and Society. By Helaine Silverman (2002) University of Iowa Press
- Local Differences and Time Differences in Nasca Pottery. By Donald A. Proulx (1968) University of California Press
- Cahuachi: New Evidence for an Early Nasca Ceremonial Role. By Lidio M. Valdez, Current Anthropology 35, no. 5 (December 1994): 675—679
- The Archaeological Identification of an Ancient Peruvian Pilgrimage Center. By Helaine Silverman, World Archeology 26, no. 1 (June 1994): 1-18
- Ceramic Production in Ancient Nasca: Provenance Analysis of Pottery from the Early Nasca and Tiza Cultures Through INNA. By Kevin J. Vaughn, Journal of Archaeological Science (2006), Volume 33, Issue 5: 681–689
- A Compositional Perspective on the Origins of the Nasca Cult at Cahuachi. By Kevin J. Vaughn, Journal of Archaeological Science (2007), Volume 34, Issue 5: 814-822
- Burial Patterns and Sociopolitical Organization in Nasca 5 Society. By William Harris and Helaine Silverman, Andean Archeology III (2006), Volume 3: 374-400
- Cahuachi: Non-Urban Cultural Complexity on the South Coast of Peru. By Helaine Silverman, Journal of Field Archeology (1988), Volume 15, No. 4: 403-430
- What the Women Were Wearing. By Mary Frame, Textile Museum Journal (2003/04), Volume 42-43: 13-53
- Households, Crafts and Feasting in the Ancient Andes: The Village Context of Early Nasca Craft Consumption. By Kevin J. Vaughn, Latin American Antiquity (2004), Volume 15, No. 1: 61-88
- A Cache of 48 Nasca Trophy Heads From Cerro Carapo, Peru. By David Browne, Helaine Silverman, and Ruben Garcia, Latin American Antiquity (1993), Volume 4, No. 3: 274-294
- Paracas in Nazca: New data on the Early Horizon Occupation of the Rio Grande de drainage, Peru Silverman, Helaine. (1994) Latin American Antiquity, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 359-382.
- The Puquios of Nasca Schreiber, Katharina J. and Rojas, Josue Lancho. (1995) Latin American Antiquity. Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 229-254.
- Between the Lines: The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru Aveni, Anthony F. University of Texas Press. Austin. 2000.
- New Chronometric Dates for the Puquios of Nasca, Peru Clarkson, Persis B. and Dorn, Ronald I. (1995) Latin American Antiquity, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 56-69.
- The body Context: Interpreting Early Nasca Decapitation Burials DeLeonardis, Lisa. Latin American Antiquity. 2000. Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 363-368.
- Moving Beyond Iconography: Neutron Activation Analysis of Ceramics from Marcaya, Peru Vaughn, Kevin J. and Neff, Hector. Journal of Field Archeology. (2000) Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 75-90.