Paracas textile and funerary practices (Peruvian South Coast, c. 700 BCE–200 CE)

1. Early Paracas textile traditions take shape

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Ica Pisco, Paracas textiles

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Pre Columbian

2. Paracas Cavernas shaft-tomb burials become widespread

   Jan 1, 600 BCELabels: Paracas Cavernas, shaft tombs

   • BGC
   • Britannica

3. Post-fire painted ceramics accompany textile-rich burials

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Post-fire ceramics, Paracas pottery

   • Britannica Pre Columbian
   • Britannica

4. Camelid-fiber embroidery expands Paracas textile repertoire

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: camelid fiber, Paracas mantles

   • Met Museum
   • Textile Museum CA

5. Paracas Candelabra geoglyph likely created

   Jan 1, 200 BCELabels: Paracas Candelabra, Paracas Peninsula

   • Paracas Candelabra

6. Necropolis-style funerary bundles flourish at Wari Kayan

   Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Wari Kayan, Paracas Necropolis

   • Museo de Am
   • Yale eHRAF

7. Cranial deformation becomes visible in elite burials

   Jan 1, 100Labels: cranial deformation, elite burials

   • Museo de Am
   • Britannica

8. Embroidered mantles peak as prestige funerary garments

   Jan 1, 100Labels: embroidered mantles, prestige textiles

   • ArtIC
   • Museo de Am

9. Paracas textile iconography links to later Nazca imagery

   Jan 1, 200Labels: Paracas iconography, Nazca imagery

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Pre Columbian

10. Julio C. Tello first visits Cerro Colorado

    Jul 26, 1925Labels: Julio C, Cerro Colorado

    • Julio Tello

11. Tello discovers Paracas Necropolis funerary bundles

    Oct 25, 1927Labels: Tello discovery, Wari Kayan

    • Julio Tello
    • Wari Kayan

12. Mummies and textiles removed for safekeeping

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: collection transfer, mummy conservation

    • Julio Tello

13. Paracas mantle re-emerges from burial context

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: Paracas mantle, Necropolis textiles

    • Inca Garcilaso
    • BGC

14. Major set of Wari Kayan bundles opened and inventoried

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: bundle inventory, Wari Kayan

    • Wari Kayan