Nazca Culture

c. 200 BCE–600 CE

Overlapping for a period with the earlier Paracas culture, Nazca likewise thrived on the arid southern coast of Peru where they produced colorful ceramics and the massive geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines

Geoglyphs

the form a hummingbird is etched into the surface of the Nazca Desert

Important terms and concepts

Nazca culture

Geoglyph

Earthwork

Monkey nazca line geoglyph

Ceramics

Important terms and concepts

Ceramics

Paracas Culture

bridge and spout vessel

polychromy

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