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A fish-like figurative double spout and bridge vessel from Cahuachi.

A fish-like figurative double spout and bridge vessel from Cahuachi.
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Inka (Inca)
Moche (Mochica)
Sican (Sicán)
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Killer Whale, Nasca Culture, pottery, Larco Museum. Lima, Perú.

Killer Whale, Nasca Culture, pottery, Larco Museum. Lima, Perú
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  • Peru's Nazca Culture Was Brought Down with Its Trees - Los Angeles Times (2009-11-02)

    •      1 - Deforestation sped demise of Nasca in Peru: study - Reuters (2009-11-02)
         2 - Logging 'caused Nazca collapse' - BBC News (2009-11-02)
         3 - Ancient Peruvian Nazca turned land to desert - Guardian (2009-11-02)
         4 - Clearing oasis trees felled ancient Peru civilisation - New Scientist (2009-11-02)
         5 - Native American culture sowed seeds of its own collapse - Nature (2009-11-02)
         6 - Ancient Civilization Cut Path to Demise - LiveScience (2009-11-02)
         7 - Ancient civilization cut path to its own demise - MSNBC (2009-11-02)
         8 - Nasca People Of Ancient Peru: Forest Clearances Sealed Civilization's Downfall - ScienceDaily (2009-11-03)
         9 - Civilization Collapsed After Cutting Key Trees - Discovery News (2009-11-02)

    Nasca mantle from Paracas Necropolis, 0-100 AD. This is a "double fish" (probably sharks) design. Brooklyn Museum collections.

    Nasca mantle from Paracas Necropolis, 0-100 AD. This is a "double fish" (probably sharks) design. Brooklyn Museum collections.
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    Pre-Columbian Civilizations and Cultures
     
    North America Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) – Fremont – Mississippian
       
    Mesoamerica Huastec – Izapa – Mixtec – Olmec – Pipil – Tarascan – Teotihuacán – Toltec – Totonac – Zapotec
       
    South America Norte Chico – Chavín – Chibcha – Chimor – Chachapoya – Huari – Moche – Nazca – Tairona – Tiwanaku
       
    Main civilizations
     
    The Aztec Empire The Maya civilization The Inca Empire
         
    Language Nahuatl language Mayan languages Quechua
    Writing Aztec writing Mayan writing
    Religion Aztec religion Maya religion Inca religion
    Mythology Aztec mythology Maya mythology Inca mythology
    Calendar Aztec calendar Maya calendar
    Society Aztec society Maya society Inca society
    Infrastructure Chinampas Maya architecture Inca architecture (road system)
    Incan agriculture
    History Aztec history Inca history
    People Moctezuma I
    Moctezuma II
    Cuitlahuac
    Cuauhtémoc
    		 Pacal the Great
    Tecun Uman    		 Manco Capac
    Pachacutec
    Atahualpa
    Conquest Spanish conquest of Mexico
    (Hernán Cortés)    		 Spanish conquest of Yucatán
    (Francisco de Montejo)
    Spanish conquest of Guatemala
    (Pedro de Alvarado)    		 Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
    (Francisco Pizarro)

    See also
    Nazca monkey.

    Nazca monkey.
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    Nazca lines.

    Nazca lines.
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