Nazca culture

Nazca culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Peruvian Coast (South America) from c. 100 BCE to 800 CE, a span of 899 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

South coast people who drew the Nazca Lines, giant figures and straight lines scraped into the desert, and dug underground aqueducts called puquios. Cahuachi was their ceremonial center.

See Nazca culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 100 BCE to 800 CE
Duration: 899 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Peruvian Coast, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Paracas culture c. 800 BCE to 100 CE

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
Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
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
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Nazca culture exist?

c. 100 BCE to 800 CE, about 899 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Nazca culture?

Peruvian Coast, in South America.

What language did Nazca culture speak?

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

What came before Nazca culture?

Paracas culture.