may 30, 900 BC - Chavin de Huantar
Description:
900-200 BCEStone, granite,
hammered gold alloy (jewelry)
Northern highlands, Peru. Chavin
The cultural expressions found at Chavín most likely did not originate in that place, but can be seen as coming into their full force there. The visual legacy of Chavín would persist long after the site’s decline in approximately 200 B.C.E.
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Date:
may 30, 900 BC
Now
~ 2928 years ago