ANCIENT TEXTILESOTHER CULTURES Tiwanaku (Spanish spellings: Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia. Tiwanaku is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five hundred years. CULTURES | BOLIVIA: Tiahuanaco OTHER CULTURES         SASH Camelid wool/dyes Tiahuanaco Culture 300 B.C. - 1100 A.D.                 back to Ancient Objects & Textiles Portal