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The Moche people: genetic perspective on their sociopolitical composition and organization
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 179-193
By: Shimada, Izumi, Shinoda, Kenʼichi, Alva, Walter, Bourget, Steve, Chapdelaine, Claude, Uceda, Santiago.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors present preliminary results of a long-term project to analyze mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Moche burials and sacrifice victims, with a goal of elucidating the genetic and socio-political relationships between elites of different valleys. Maternally inherited mtDNA has a high frequency of mutations, making it useful for differentiating populations. Findings indicate that there was a different Moche elite lineage in every one or two valleys, that sacrificial victims from Huaca de la Luna Plaza 3a might have been a group recently splintered from the local elite or who practiced bride exchange with inhabitants of Huacas de Moche, and that Moche and Gallinazo individuals were genetically similar. But the sample contains a relatively high proportion of social elites, and a broader, pan-regional sample is necessary before conclusive statements can be made.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Genetics
- Ethnic stratification
- Classes
- Social relationships and groups
- Lineages
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Executive household
- Prayers and sacrifices
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Physical Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-1200 BP (AD 1-800)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Izumi Shimada, Ken-Ichi Shinoda, Walter Alva, Steve Bourget, Claude Chapdelaine, Santiago Uceda
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-193)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2008027539
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities