A little civilization ruled the northern coast of Peru from 1st to the 8th century CE, the people were called the Moche, also called Mochica (Cartwright, 2014). Each of the major Moche settlements seemed to have rulers who held religious and political power, the Moche's were not an Empire by more of independent societies ruled by common cultural features. They built huge and pyramids that are still here today, that now look eroded, so now they just look like natural hills. The pyramids that are known as 'huacas' that means sacred site contains collections of old cultures or the tombs of Moche leaders.
A 1,500 yearold tomb was found at the base of an eroded mud brick pyramid in the
Huaca el Pueblo archaeological site by Canadian archaeologist …show more content…
(Atwood, 2010) Also known as the ''King of Bling'' because he was buried with many different types of jewelry, gold, and expensive luxury items and artifacts. In the tomb Steve and his team found the Lord of Ucupe
Map of Moche civilization wrapped in a bundle made of reed and textile, covered in a tunic and train with tiny gilded copper plates, ten Vshaped headdresses, nineteen more golden headdresses, two funerary masks, many type of jewelry and more (Hearn and Chamberlain, 2009). Skeletons of two other men and a pregnant woman were also found buried with the Lord of Ucupe, but it was
Running head: Lord of Ucupe Foster 2 never uncovered why they were put into the tomb with him. In the Moche system human sacrifice was not an uncommon thing, so they put in the possibility that that’s why they could have been in there. But there was no marks indicating that they were sacrificed, it's still a mystery today why they were put into the tomb. As he lived just as he was buried he would have been covered in shining metal, he died in his thirties and it's most likely that he rarely left his …show more content…
But also it was also unheard of to have so many funeral ornaments in a single Moche tomb. The artifacts and ornaments found were a mixture of both the early Moche style and the simpler middle Moche designs. We know very little about this society, they had no written language and no written records were kept by the people. The only information that we have about the history and culture of the Moche is
Four of the nineteen headdresses by their large amount of art. For example, Moche ceramics, mosaic, and sculptural pieces covey and demonstrate messages and theme that had to do with their culture. While looking at theses they noticed that there was reoccurring story themes throughout the pieces that describes and demonstrates their culture. Originally it was thought that northern
Moche settlements were independent and were organized into cities, but having these tombs
Running head: Lord of Ucupe Foster 3 being so similar with funeral burring's, artifacts, art, and their strange locations."I don't think the idea that they were organized into citystates will fly anymore," Bourget said (Hearn and
Chamberlain, 2009). It shows that these settlements might not be as different as they thought
A 1,500 yearold tomb was found at the base of an eroded mud brick pyramid in the
Huaca el Pueblo archaeological site by Canadian archaeologist …show more content…
(Atwood, 2010) Also known as the ''King of Bling'' because he was buried with many different types of jewelry, gold, and expensive luxury items and artifacts. In the tomb Steve and his team found the Lord of Ucupe
Map of Moche civilization wrapped in a bundle made of reed and textile, covered in a tunic and train with tiny gilded copper plates, ten Vshaped headdresses, nineteen more golden headdresses, two funerary masks, many type of jewelry and more (Hearn and Chamberlain, 2009). Skeletons of two other men and a pregnant woman were also found buried with the Lord of Ucupe, but it was
Running head: Lord of Ucupe Foster 2 never uncovered why they were put into the tomb with him. In the Moche system human sacrifice was not an uncommon thing, so they put in the possibility that that’s why they could have been in there. But there was no marks indicating that they were sacrificed, it's still a mystery today why they were put into the tomb. As he lived just as he was buried he would have been covered in shining metal, he died in his thirties and it's most likely that he rarely left his …show more content…
But also it was also unheard of to have so many funeral ornaments in a single Moche tomb. The artifacts and ornaments found were a mixture of both the early Moche style and the simpler middle Moche designs. We know very little about this society, they had no written language and no written records were kept by the people. The only information that we have about the history and culture of the Moche is
Four of the nineteen headdresses by their large amount of art. For example, Moche ceramics, mosaic, and sculptural pieces covey and demonstrate messages and theme that had to do with their culture. While looking at theses they noticed that there was reoccurring story themes throughout the pieces that describes and demonstrates their culture. Originally it was thought that northern
Moche settlements were independent and were organized into cities, but having these tombs
Running head: Lord of Ucupe Foster 3 being so similar with funeral burring's, artifacts, art, and their strange locations."I don't think the idea that they were organized into citystates will fly anymore," Bourget said (Hearn and
Chamberlain, 2009). It shows that these settlements might not be as different as they thought