essay
Communality and diversity in Moche human sacrifice
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 195-213
By: Verano, John W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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 killing of captives known from Moche iconography. Skeletal evidence is presented for combat wounds and the manner of sacrifice. Several tombs were found in both plazas, and it is supposed that their occupants may have been involved with the sacrifice of the victims. The stratigraphy indicates the sacrificial events were not in direct response to an environmental crisis like an El Niño.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Organized ceremonial
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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 TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1995-2001
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1880-1420 BP (AD 120-580)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Plaza 3, Huaca de La Luna (Huacas de Moche), Moche district, Trujillo (Moche Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- John W. Verano
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-213)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2008027539
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities