Page 1 The Nasca Page 2 The Peoples of America General Editors Alan Kolata and Dean
Snow This series is about the native peoples and civilizations of the Americas, from their …

In this essay I briefly review the history of Moche studies, the essential features of this
archaeological culture of the North Coast of Peru (ca. 1900–1100 BP), and its general …

Abstract The Central Andes are characterized by the early emergence of complex societies
and a chequered yet continuous cultural tradition. However, at least for certain points of time …

In the last decade Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates has become commonplace for
archaeologists grappling with regional chronologies. Here we present Bayesian analysis for …

Fieldwork at the Moche (AD 250–900) site of Licapa II in the Chicama Valley, Peru, has
resulted in a more nuanced history of the changing sociopolitical relationships among …

The two different modes of investigation in Art History and Anthropological Archaeology are
discussed. This is followed by a consideration of these issues in relation to the Mochica …

In this paper, I examine the relationship between technological and aesthetic shifts in
Andean North Coast prestige ceramics and sociopolitical change by focusing on pottery as a …

La naturaleza de las prácticas rituales en San José de Moro (SJM) y su papel en las
estrategias de poder, a lo largo de aproximadamente 1000 años de historia ocupacional del …

Starting from the improbability of the evolution of truth as a symbolic generalization, out of
which a communication medium developed that built the conditions of possibility of a …

The Mochicas (also called the Moche) developed as independent and interacting polities in
the northern valleys of coastal Peru between AD 200 and 850 (Figure 36.1). As with most …