Chavín Culture

Timeline

1. c. -900–-600Chavín de Huántar · AncashThe Chavín people built the temple complex of Chavín de Huántar in the Mosna valley of the central Peruvian highlands, developing underground passages, drainage systems, and centralized religious authority, becoming one of the earliest cross-regional centers of cultural integration in the Andes.
2. c. -600–-400central highlands and north coast of Peru · PeruChavín artistic elements such as the 'Chavín feline claw,' the Raimondi stela, and pottery and textile styles spread widely along Peru's north coast and highlands, forming a shared system of religious symbols and influencing the precursor societies of the Moche culture.
3. c. -400–-200Chavín de Huántar · PeruThe status of Chavín de Huántar as a unifying religious center gradually declined, but its cosmology and artistic traditions were absorbed by subsequent Andean civilizations, becoming an important cultural source of continuity for Peruvian civilization.