Description
Book SynopsisThe Moche civilization was created by the people who lived in the arid coastal regions of Northern Peru from around AD 100 to AD 700. A series of discoveries revealed artistic and technological achievements. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence.
Trade Review" It is doubly welcome because Garth Bawden, himself a Moche specialist, has done a masterful job of condensing and interpreting the great number of scholarly publications on the Moche into a book which will serve the interested public, students at various levels of study, and specialists alike."
Jeffrey Quilter, Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton OaksTable of ContentsPreface.
Part I: The Moche World:.
1. Introduction: Encountering the Moche.
2. The Andean Natural World as Culture.
3. Life and Work in Moche Society.
4. Symbols of Power.
5. Rituals of Power.
Part II: History of the Moche:.
6. The Moche Historical Tradition.
7. The Emergence of Moche Society.
8. Moche Florescent.
9. Collapse and Reconstitution in the Late Moche Period.
10. End and Beginning: The Passing of the Moche Era.
11. Postscript: The Moche Legacy.
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