The Lambayeque civilization (aka Sicán) flourished between c. 750 and c. 1375 CE on the northern coast of Peru, straddling the Middle Horizon and Late Intermediate Period of the ancient Central Andes. Prodigious producers of art objects, masks, and goldwork, the Lambayeque made a significant contribution to the progression of Andean art and their legacy includes some of the most recognisable iconography from the ancient Americas.
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c. 750 - c. 1375The Lambayeque Civilization flourishes in northern Peru.
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c. 1100The Lambayeque capital Batan Grande is abandoned due to extended drought.
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c. 1375Under the rulership of Nancinpinco the Chimu conquer the Lambayeque civilization.
