Thursday, October 22, 2009

Ancient South American Tribes

This is a Chancay ceremonial staff. It depicts a sitting feline.

This is also Chancay, but it is an animal eating a human head.


These are weavings from the Paracas tribe.

This is a map of the Chavin territory.

This is a tool used by the Chimu to cut through people's ribs and usually kill them.

This is a Chimu mask with green earlobes.



Here are some examples of the "Nazca lines", some mysterious lines in the ground.

Here's the link to a video of Nazca lines:


This is a map of where the Moche lived.

This is a gold plate from the Moche civilization.

This is an Inca flat sculpture.

This is an Incan pot.

This is Macchu Picchu, the lost Incan city.

Here is a link to some Incan music: