Paracas culture

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

Society of the south coast whose mummy bundles in the Wari Kayan necropolis were wrapped in embroidered textiles. They practised skull elongation and trepanation.

See Paracas culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

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

Became

Nazca culture c. 100 BCE to 800 CE

Events in South America during its time

100 Nazca Lines drawn

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia

Questions

When did Paracas culture exist?

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

Where was Paracas culture?

Peruvian Coast, in South America.

What language did Paracas culture speak?

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

What came after Paracas culture?

Nazca culture.