By Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank, Dr. Steven Zucker

Playful figurines, including plump pigs and canine companions, represent scenes of daily life and nature.

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By Dr. Rex Koontz, Dr. Steven Zucker

In spite its name, this jade figure was a ritual object and never used as an axe.

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By Dr. Sarahh Scher, Dr. Steven Zucker

Multiple points of view are combined in the decoration of this vessel, tip it and see!

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By Dr. Mary Brown

The major works of Paracas artists are a pinnacle of Andean textile art and acknowledged as among the most accomplished fiber arts ever created.

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By Dr. Sarahh Scher, Dr. Steven Zucker

Made of gold and inlaid stone, these earflares were probably worn for ceremonies rather than daily.

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By Dr. Sarahh Scher, Dr. Steven Zucker

Thousands of ceramic bottles were produced by Moche ceramicists, and many multiples were made using molds.

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By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Sarahh Scher

Feline fangs, rather than human teeth, suggest that this figure is either supernatural or in contact with deities.

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By Dr. Rex Koontz, Dr. Steven Zucker

Take me out to the ballgame: hundreds of courts survive for a ritual ballgame that united Mesoamerican society.

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By Dr. James Doyle, Dr. Steven Zucker

Look up! This elaborate carving could be seen as one walked into the temple, but only VIPs had access.

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By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. David W. Penney, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Found marking the grave of an important individual, this gorget was worn as a neck ornament during life.

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By Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank, Dr. Steven Zucker

Remarkable structures in the American Southwest were home to cliff-dwelling farmers until around 1300.

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