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Chapter 2. The Moche

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Sacrifice, Violence, and Ideology Among the Moche

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1. A Cultural Landscape 1
Chapter 2. The Moche 6
Chapter 3. The Plaza 3A Sacrificial Site 32
Chapter 4. Platform II 138
Chapter 5. A Ritual Ecology of Power 193
Chapter 6. Children and Warriors 312
Chapter 7. Human Sacrifice and Rulership 329
Chapter 8. Violence in the Rise of Social Complexity 406
Notes 415
Bibliography 417
Index 429

https://doi.org/10.7560/308738-004

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1. A Cultural Landscape 1
Chapter 2. The Moche 6
Chapter 3. The Plaza 3A Sacrificial Site 32
Chapter 4. Platform II 138
Chapter 5. A Ritual Ecology of Power 193
Chapter 6. Children and Warriors 312
Chapter 7. Human Sacrifice and Rulership 329
Chapter 8. Violence in the Rise of Social Complexity 406
Notes 415
Bibliography 417
Index 429

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