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Chavín

A highland temple cult whose fanged-deity art and Chavín de Huántar pilgrimage centre spread a shared style across the early Andes.

The Chavín horizon fragmented after ~200 BC into the regional cultures (Moche, Nazca, Paracas) of the Early Intermediate Period.

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Moments from the Chronicle

• 900 BC The Chavín horizon A highland temple cult at Chavín de Huántar spreads a shared fanged-deity art style across the early Andes.

Further reading

• Ancient South America Karen Olsen Bruhns · 1994

  The Chavin horizon and its temple cult within a survey of ancient South America.

• The Ancient Civilizations of Peru J. Alden Mason · 1957

  The Chavin style and Chavin de Huantar in this classic survey of ancient Peru.

• Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization Richard L. Burger · 1992

  The definitive English monograph on the Chavin horizon, by the field's leading expert. Should be the primary reading for this record.

Sources

• Chavín culture — Wikipedia