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Moche masking traditionsessay 2008 • Donnan, Christopher B.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
The author examines iconography and the few excavated examples of Moche masks to understand their manufacture and use. Both males and females could have masks. Those made to be worn by living persons have open eye and mouth holes. Fineline painting s...An assessment of the validity of the Naymlap dynastyessay 1990 • Donnan, Christopher B.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
Excavations at the sites of Chotuna and Chornancap in the Lambayeque Valley provide evidence for a sequence of occupation consistent with the traditional history of the Naymlap dynasty. There are illustrations of Early through Late Phase ceramics, ma...The Chotuna friezes and the Chotuna-dragon connectionessay 1990 • Donnan, Christopher B.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
At Chotuna in the Lambayeque Valley there are friezes in a courtyard to the northwest of Huaca Gloria preserved by windblown sand. Radiocarbon dates are provided, as well as drawings of the courtyard and friezes. The friezes are compared to similar o...Moche burials at Pacatnamuessay 1997 • Donnan, Christopher B. & McClelland, Donna
Moche • South America > Central Andes
The authors excavated 84 burials from various locations at Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley. Most came from a single cemetery. Three came from a cemetery where only children were found. The remaining burials were from isolated clusters scattered ...Bibliographyessay 1997 • Donnan, Christopher B. & Cock, Guillermo A.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
This document contains the references for Donnan and McClelland (1997), Verano (1997), Donnan and Donnan (1997), Gumerman (1997), Lechtman (1997), Donnan and Barreto (1997), McClelland (1997), and Cordy-Collins (1997), from the volume [i]The Pacatnam...Moche forms for shaping sheet metalessay 2008 • Donnan, Christopher B. et al.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
The authors examine techniques used by the Moche for shaping sheet metal into three-dimensional forms. Most metal objects were made from sheet metal hammered out over forms of wood or solid metal. X-ray fluorescence analysis of several objects was us...Moche textiles from Pacatnamuessay 1997 • Donnan, Christopher B. & Donnan, Sharon G.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
The authors describe textiles found during excavations at Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley, both garments and accessories, most of which came from burials. Included are the types of fibers used and how they were spun, woven (plain, twill, gauze, ...A Moche cane coffin from Pacatnamuessay 1997 • Donnan, Christopher B. & Barreto C., Daisy
Moche • South America > Central Andes
Ten cane coffins, one well persevered, were found at Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley. The authors made a study the dimensions, materials, and construction of Moche cane coffins, partly by building a full-scale replica. This allowed them to under...Royal tombs of SipánBook 1993 • Alva, Walter & Donnan, Christopher B.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
Following a concise overview of Moche material culture, this work is a graphics-rich catalog of excavations and artifacts recovered from three early, elite tombs at the Lambayeque Valley site of Sipán, starting with an account of the discovery by loo...Convergent catastrophe and the demise of Dos Cabezasessay 2008 • Moseley, Michael Edward et al.
Moche • South America > Central Andes
The authors examine damage done to the site of Dos Cabezas in the Jequetepeque Valley from a mega El Niño event during the seventh century AD and how inhabitants coped with a prolonged catastrophe spanning generations. After one severe event, the pri...