essay
Forensic iconography: the case of the Moche giants
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 93-111
By: Cordy-Collins, Alana, Merbs, Charles F..
Abstract
Five burials of exceptionally large males were uncovered in a platform at Dos Cabezas in the Jequetepeque Valley. In a preliminary skeletal analysis, the authors take a forensic approach to reconstruct the stature, health, lifestyle or occupation, and age at death of these individuals. They find traces in the bones of a kneeling posture frequently shown on modeled ceramic figurines of warriors.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Archaeologist
- Physical Anthropologist
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field Date
- 1977-2000
- Coverage Date
- 1610-1355 BP (AD 390-645)
- Coverage Place
- Dos Cabezas, Jequetepeque district, Pacasmayo (Jequetepeque Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- Notes
- Alana Cordy-Collins, Charles F. Merbs
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-111)
- LCCN
- 2008027539
- LCSH
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities