pre-Incan

[ pree-ing-kuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.

Example Sentences

Wright invited Mr. Gesner to study with him at Taliesin, but Mr. Gesner boarded a freighter instead and headed to Ecuador, where he excavated pre-Incan artifacts.

From New York Times

A pre-Incan mummy has been discovered in Peru that could be up to 1,200 years old.

From BBC

Gas line worker Segundo Chávez last year found the body of a child inside a base - a burial characteristic of the pre-Incan Chancay people who flourished from about 1200 to 1470 b- and he recalled how his shouts of discovery attracted nearby residents from their houses.

From Washington Times

On one recent afternoon, a team came across four burials accompanied by ceramics from a pre-Incan civilization.

From Washington Times

On one recent afternoon, a team came across four burials accompanied by ceramics from a pre-Incan civilization.

From Seattle Times