# Unkel 2007: A Chronology of the Pre-Columbian Paracas and Nasca Cultures in South Peru Based on AMS 14C Dating

> Ingmar Unkel, Bernd Kromer, Markus Reindel et al., 2007. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The radiocarbon dataset behind the chronology.

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# A Chronology of the Pre-Columbian Paracas and Nasca Cultures in South Peru Based on AMS 14C Dating

Ingmar Unkel, Bernd Kromer, Markus Reindel et al., 2007. _Radiocarbon_.

AMS dates from the Palpa excavations that fix the Paracas (about 800–200 BC) and Nasca (about 200 BC–AD 650) phases, the cultures that made the geoglyphs.

**Nazca Lines** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0033822200042466](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200042466)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The radiocarbon dataset behind the chronology.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[The hummingbird geoglyph](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/artifacts/ART0CT6XKXJ2HTG/the-hummingbird-geoglyph)

ART

[AMS radiocarbon dates for the Paracas and Nasca sequence at Palpa](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CT6XKDY4AHX/ams-radiocarbon-dates-for-the-paracas-and-nasca-sequence-at)

Dataset

DAT

[AMS dates at Palpa fix Paracas at about 800–200 BC and Nasca at about 200 BC–AD 650.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XGZT1ZMB/ams-dates-at-palpa-fix-paracas-at-about-800200-bc-and-nasca)

Evidence

EVD

[The Nasca make the pampa lines, trapezoids and giant figures](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/events/EVT0CT6XAMP2V6P/the-nasca-make-the-pampa-lines-trapezoids-and-giant-figures)

EVT

[The Nazca Lines](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines)

The mystery article

MYS

[When were the geoglyphs made, and over how long?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/questions/QST0CT6XCBC0XKC/when-were-the-geoglyphs-made-and-over-how-long)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Unkel, I., Kromer, B., Reindel, M., & Wacker, L. (2007). A Chronology of the Pre-Columbian Paracas and Nasca Cultures in South Peru Based on AMS 14C Dating. Radiocarbon. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200042466
```

[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200042466)

Key

**SRC** 0CT6X58T654P

Kind

Journal article

Rights

The publisher's

Kept

27 Oct 2026, for editors

Checked

Against the published article

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