when did humans start settling
Between 12,000 and 2000 BCE, tribes of these people further migrated and settled throughout Peru. Between 1200 BCE and 200 CE people began to settle in villages and began creating more permanent crafts, such as ceramics and weavings. Temples and pyramids began to be constructed of carved stone. These special buildings were used for the worship of their gods. The Inca Empire was established by the year 1200 CE.