Chavín
/tʃɑːˈviːn/noun
usu as modifier
- Archaeology a civilization that flourished in Peru c.1000-200 BC, uniting a large part of the country's coastal region in a common culture【考古】查文文明（约公元前1000-前200年兴盛于秘鲁, 将秘鲁沿岸大部分地区统一于同一文化中）。
词源
from the name of the town and temple complex of Chavín de Huantar in the northern highlands， where the civilization was centred.