Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica

Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica

Excavations on the Uhle platform at Moche, near Trujillo, northern Peru deal with a ceremonial and funerary complex of the Moche culture, at the foot of one of the two highest monuments of the site, the Huaca de la Luna or Moon Pyramid. This is a slightly raised and enclosed space within which, duri...

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Main Authors: Claude Chauchat, Belkys Gutiérrez, Daphné Deverly, Nicolas Goepfert
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 2008-04-01
Series:Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie
Subjects:
archaeology
funeral rites
Moche
Mochica
Peru
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/nda/433
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spelling doaj-ad66122554da4c3585b58dfe5f791a002020-11-25T02:34:57ZfraEditions de la Maison des Sciences de l'HommeLes Nouvelles de l’Archéologie0242-77022425-19412008-04-0111211612210.4000/nda.433Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochicaClaude ChauchatBelkys GutiérrezDaphné DeverlyNicolas GoepfertExcavations on the Uhle platform at Moche, near Trujillo, northern Peru deal with a ceremonial and funerary complex of the Moche culture, at the foot of one of the two highest monuments of the site, the Huaca de la Luna or Moon Pyramid. This is a slightly raised and enclosed space within which, during a first period, were performed rituals that did not leave any material evidence. During a second period, graves of the Moche elite were placed on the platform as well as an empty space right at the foot of the pyramid. Remains of human sacrifices have also been observed.http://journals.openedition.org/nda/433archaeologyfuneral ritesMocheMochicaPeru
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author Claude Chauchat
Belkys Gutiérrez
Daphné Deverly
Nicolas Goepfert
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Belkys Gutiérrez
Daphné Deverly
Nicolas Goepfert
Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie
archaeology
funeral rites
Moche
Mochica
Peru
author_facet Claude Chauchat
Belkys Gutiérrez
Daphné Deverly
Nicolas Goepfert
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title Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
title_short Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
title_full Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
title_fullStr Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
title_full_unstemmed Recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
title_sort recherches sur l’élite de la société mochica
publisher Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
series Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie
issn 0242-7702
2425-1941
publishDate 2008-04-01
description Excavations on the Uhle platform at Moche, near Trujillo, northern Peru deal with a ceremonial and funerary complex of the Moche culture, at the foot of one of the two highest monuments of the site, the Huaca de la Luna or Moon Pyramid. This is a slightly raised and enclosed space within which, during a first period, were performed rituals that did not leave any material evidence. During a second period, graves of the Moche elite were placed on the platform as well as an empty space right at the foot of the pyramid. Remains of human sacrifices have also been observed.
topic archaeology
funeral rites
Moche
Mochica
Peru
url http://journals.openedition.org/nda/433
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