Nazca Female Effigy Figure, made of sperm whale tooth, shell and hair
The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley.[1] Strongly influenced by the preceding Paracas culture,[2] which was known for extremely complex textiles, the Nazca produced an array of crafts and technologies such as ceramics, textiles, and geoglyphs.
They are known for two extensive construction projects that would have required the coordination of large groups of laborers: the Nazca Lines, immense designs in the desert whose purpose is unknown, and puquios, underground aqueducts for providing water for irrigation and domestic purposes in the arid environment. Several dozen still function today. The Nazca Province in the Ica Region was named for this people.
^The Nasca by Helaine Silverman and Donald A. Proulx. Blackwell Publishers. Malden. 2002.
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The Nazcaculture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the...
The Nazca lines (/ˈnɑːzkə/, /-kɑː/) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and...
largest in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazcaculture, which flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800. This culture was responsible...
the mortuary bundles include textiles similar to those of the early Nazcaculture, which arose after the Paracas. The dry environment of southern Peru's...
such as Chavín culture, lasting from 900 BCE to 200 BCE, Paracas culture, lasting from 800 BCE to 200 BCE, its successor Nazcaculture, lasting from 200...
extensive Chichen Itza site. The Nazca used severed heads, known as trophy heads, in various religious rituals. Late Nazca iconography suggests that the...
the Nazca (or Nasca) region are of most interest to archaeologists as the area was the center of pre-Columbian civilizations such as Nazcaculture which...
aqueducts located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the city of Nazca, Peru, built by the Nazcaculture. More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used all...
the Americas and considered one of the cradles of civilization), the Nazcaculture, the Wari and Tiwanaku empires, the Kingdom of Cusco, and the Inca Empire...
Moche co-existed with the Ica-Nazcaculture in the south. They are thought to have had some limited contact with the Ica-Nazca because they later mined guano...
(huarango) has been suggested as a major reason for the collapse of the Nazcaculture in southern Peru at the beginning of the 6th century AD after an El...
violence present in Wari culture is most visible at the city of Conchopata. As a result of centuries of drought, the Wari culture began to deteriorate around...
information about Paracas culture and the many unique species, in particular, the birds of Paracas. The Ica-Nazcaculture flourished along the southern...
Whale, slip glazed pottery, Nazcaculture, 300 BC–800 AD, Larco Museum. Lima, Peru Painted pottery from the Huari culture of Peru, 500–1200 AD Peruvian...
possibly to act as a psychopomp. The Nazcaculture, also from the Early Intermediate Period, are best known today for the Nazca Lines, huge images made in the...
This species is a likely inspiration to the people of the Nazcaculture who created the Nazca hummingbird geoglyph. The range of the giant hummingbird...
30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Nazca in Peru. The cemetery is associated with the Nazcaculture. The internments started c. 200 AD and continued...
and belong to the Paracas culture. Later, from 100 BCE to 800 CE the Chincha valley was influenced by the Ica-Nazcaculture. The Chincha valley was also...
these are the Nazcaculture, who were mainly village-dwelling but left behind a large ceremonial centre at Cahuachi as well as the Nazca lines, a large...
(possibly caused by the Toltec) circa 700. Moche culture ends in the Andes (approximate date). Nazcaculture ends in the Andes (approximate date). The Wari...
habitat loss, and marine pollution. Dolphins have been depicted in various cultures worldwide. Dolphins are sometimes kept in captivity and trained to perform...
evidence of use going back two thousand years, to Moche culture, Nazcaculture, and Chavín culture. Although authorities of the Roman Catholic church attempted...
Ingenio Marcona Nazca Vista Alegre The Nazca Province is the birthplace of the Nazcaculture. The Province is also famous with the so-called Nazca lines, located...
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