Book

Pampa Grande and the Mochica culture

University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1994 • Pages:

By: Shimada, Izumi.

Abstract

The author provides solid overview of Moche culture, with particular emphasis on the Northern Moche from the point of view of Lambayeque Valley site of Pampa Grande, which was the dominant Northern Moche urban center late in the tradition, with comparisons drawn to the contemporary Southern Moche center of Galindo in the Moche Valley. In addition to using data from others' field work, the author conducted survey, mapped parts of the site, and excavated small portions of Pampa Grande during the 1970s. The rise and fall of Pampa Grande are interpreted as a creative response to prolonged climatic anomalies, the encroaching Cajamarca and Huari cultures, and the political and social instability of an urban population, with the synthesis covering the settlement pattern of the city and the artifacts found, what the settlement pattern can tell us about the system of government, and the economy of Pampa Grande and the Moche in general.

HRAF PubDate

2015

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2013

Field Date

1973, 1975, 1978, 1983

Coverage Date

2000-1250 BP (AD 1-750)

Coverage Place

Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru

Notes

Izumi Shimada

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-305) and index

LCCN

93026108

LCSH

Mochica Indians--Urban residence

Mochica art

Mochica Indians--Antiquities

Land settlement patterns--Peru--Lambayeque (Dept.) Pampa Grande Site (Peru) Lambayeque (Peru : Dept.)--Antiquities