Chavin de Huantar
900-200 BCE (Indigenous Americas) (jan 1, 900 BC – jan 1, 200 BC)
Description:
- Made in the Andes of Peru
- Made by a culture known as the Chavin Cult (Pre-Incan Civilization)
- Made out of stone, granite, gold alloy
- Complex utilized stone walls and floors that were smoothened for elements and artistic designs. Beneath the temple, there was a maze-like chamber with a large stone carving centered in the middle of the temple depicting a god.
Photo:
https://sites.google.com/site/adairarthistory/_/rsrc/1540492424834/v-indigenous-americas/153-chavn-de-huntar/chad.jpg?height=266&width=400
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 900 BC
jan 1, 200 BC
~ 700 years