Lima culture

Lima culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Peruvian Coast (South America) from c. 100 to 650 CE, a span of 550 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Central coast society that built adobe pyramids such as Huaca Pucllana in modern Lima and the first temple at Pachacamac, later the great oracle of the coast.

See Lima culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 100 to 650 CE
Duration: 550 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Peruvian Coast, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

100 Nazca Lines drawn
600 Wari and Tiwanaku expand

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

Questions

When did Lima culture exist?

c. 100 to 650 CE, about 550 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Lima culture?

Peruvian Coast, in South America.

What language did Lima culture speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.