The Art and Archaeology of the Moche : : An Ancient Andean Society of the Peruvian North Coast / / ed. by Kimberly L. Jones, Steve Bourget.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Alva Meneses, Néstor Ignacio,; Alva, Walter,; Benson, Elizabeth P.,; Bourget, Steve,; Bracken, Todd,; Chapdelaine, Claude,; Cordy-Collins, Alana,; Donnan, Christopher B.,; Hocquenghem, Anne Marie,; Jones, Kimberly L.,; Keefer, David K.,; McClelland, Donna,; Merbs, Charles F.,; Millaire, Jean-François,; Moseley, Michael E.,; Quilter, Jeffrey,; Scott, David A.,; Shimada, Izumi,; Shinoda, Ken-Ichi,; Uceda, Santiago,; Verano, John W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Bourget, Steve,; Jones, Kimberly L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Iconography Meets Archaeology --; 2. Sacrifices and Ceremonial Calendars in Societies of the Central Andes: A Reconsideration --; 3. Ulluchu: An Elusive Fruit --; 4. Moche Masking Traditions --; 5. Convergent Catastrophe and the Demise of Dos Cabezas: Environmental Change and Regime Change in Ancient Peru --; 6. Forensic Iconography: The Case of the Moche Giants --; 7. Moche Forms for Shaping Sheet Metal --; 8. Moche Art Style in the Santa Valley: Between being “à la Mode” and Developing a Provincial Identity --; 9. The Priests of the Bicephalus Arc: Tombs and Effigies Found in Huaca de la Luna and Their Relation to Moche Rituals --; 10. The Moche People: Genetic Perspective on Their Sociopolitical Composition and Organization --; 11. Communality and Diversity in Moche Human Sacrifice --; 12. Art and Moche Martial Arts --; 13. Moche Textile Production on the Peruvian North Coast: A Contextual Analysis --; 14. Spiders and Spider Decapitators in Moche Iconography: Identification from the Contexts of Sipán, Antecedents and Symbolism --; 15. The Third Man: Identity and Rulership in Moche Archaeology and Visual Culture --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780292793866; 9783110745344
• DOI: 10.7560/718678
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Kimberly L. Jones, Steve Bourget.

Renowned for their monumental architecture and rich visual culture, the Moche inhabited the north coast of Peru during the Early Intermediate Period (AD 100-800). Archaeological discoveries over the past century and the dissemination of Moche artifacts to museums around the world have given rise to a widespread and continually increasing fascination with this complex culture, which expressed its beliefs about the human and supernatural worlds through finely crafted ceramic and metal objects of striking realism and visual sophistication. In this standard-setting work, an international, multidisciplinary team of scholars who are at the forefront of Moche research present a state-of-the-art overview of Moche culture. The contributors address various issues of Moche society, religion, and material culture based on multiple lines of evidence and methodologies, including iconographic studies, archaeological investigations, and forensic analyses. Some of the articles present the results of long-term studies of major issues in Moche iconography, while others focus on more specifically defined topics such as site studies, the influence of El Niño/Southern Oscillation on Moche society, the nature of Moche warfare and sacrifice, and the role of Moche visual culture in decoding social and political frameworks.