The Chav?n


Chavin de Huantar, Peruvian Andes
Chavin de Huantar Valley, in the Peruvian Andes, 
was the major ceremonial center of the Chavin. 
The complex can be seen at the bottom center
of the photograph. Click on the image.

 







Religion in the Americas began 2250 BC
 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Chavin de Huantar
El Templo de Cerro Sech?n
Exploring Chavin de Huantar
Old Temple
Setting

ARTIFACTS
Bottle Jars
Ceremonial Vessels
Stirrup-Spout Vessels
Textiles

ARCHITECTURE
Raimondi Stela
Relief Fragments
Tello Obelisk
The Lanzon

ARTICLES:
Our Father the Cayman, Our Dinner the Llama: Animal Utilization at Chavin de Huantar, Peru

LINKS
Chavin (Luis G. Lumbreras)
Chavin de Huantar
Chavin de Huantar
Chavin de Huantar
Chavin de Huantar: The Conspiracy of the Gods
Chavin de Huantar: Mother Culture of the Andean Civilization
Cultura Chavin
Discovery of shell stash sheds light on ancient society
Exploring Chavin de Huantar
Ezekiel flown to Chavin de Huantar [von Daniken]
Menlo Park anthropologist ponders 'center of centers'
Parian Punta Ciudad Matriz de Huaylas y Antecesora de la Cultura de Chavin de Huantar
Recent Studies at Chavin de Huantar
The Chavin of Peru
Thin Gold and Copper Foils Found in Peru Support Central Andes As Hearth of Metalworking in Ancient Latin America