Communality and diversity in Moche human sacrifice
essay 2008 Verano, John W.

MocheSouth America > Central Andes
Three incidents of human sacrifice at Huacas De Moche are described that took place in two separate periods and plazas: in Plaza 3c from 1880-1770 BP and in Plaza 3a from 1470-1420 and 1880-1770 BP. The pattern uncovered is consistent with the ritual...

Physical characteristics and skeletal biology of the Moche population at Pacatnamu
essay 1997 Verano, John W.

MocheSouth America > Central Andes
The author analyzed the human skeletal remains of 84 individuals and 590 isolated skeletal elements from Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley. All age groups were represented, and at the H45CM1 cemetery which produced 67 individuals, the age distribu...