Room 2
The Ancient Americas
1200 v. Chr. – 1532, Mexico, Central America, the Andes, Olmec, Maya, Moche, Aztec, Inca
Long before Columbus, city-states and empires with their own writing, calendars and art flourished in the Americas: from the Olmec on Mexico’s Gulf Coast to Teotihuacan and the Maya, and on to the Moche, Chimú and Inca in the Andes. The names of the sculptors, potters and goldsmiths have not come down to us; their works tell of rulers, gods, maize and llamas.