Un tejido único Moche III del sitio Castillo de Santa: una escena de cosecha de yuca

• Main Authors: Claude Chapdelaine, Víctor Pimentel
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Institut Français d'Études Andines 2003-04-01
• Series: Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
• Subjects: Archaeology; Moche Culture; Funerary Pattern; Decorated Textile; Agrarian economy; Yucca
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6327

Archaeological fieldwork carried out in July 2002 on Terrace East at El Castillo site, Santa Valley, resulted in the discovery of a child burial wrapped in many textiles. One of them is unique. It represents a harvest scene of the plant identified as the manioc or yucca. The archaeological context indicates a Moche Phase III date for the burial based of the content of the fill between plastered clay floors from over and under the tomb. Description of the textile’s context is followed by a discussion of its nature and possible implications on Moche economy.