essay
The offering room group
, the moche occupation • 2 • Published In 1997 • Pages: 283-292
By: Cordy-Collins, Alana.
Abstract
The Offering Room Group is northwest of Huaca 1 at the site of Pacatnamu, in the Jequetepeque Valley. It had burned, baking the inside surface of its walls, charring the cane roof, and altering the Offering Room’s contents. Found in the room were ceramics, bone, metal, textile, shell, and organic materials. Curated human remains were also found. An uncorrected date of 1290 BP (AD 710) puts the event late in the Moche III-V range indicated by the ceramics. The fire may have been intentional, an offering to the gods. An earlier example of such a ceremony was found at Dos Cabezas, in the same valley. A sequence of events is presented, from the construction of the room to its immolation.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field Date
- 1984
- Coverage Date
- 1290 BP (AD 710)
- Coverage Place
- Offering Room Group, Pacatnamú, Guadalupe district, Pacasmayo (Jequetepeque Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- Notes
- Alana Cordy-Collins
- For bibliographic references see document 27: Donnan (1997, Bibliography)
- LCCN
- 86061112
- LCSH
- Pacatnamú Site (Peru)