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3. Ulluchu: An Elusive Fruit
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface viii
- Introduction ix
- 1. Iconography Meets Archaeology 1
- 2. Sacrifices and Ceremonial Calendars in Societies of the Central Andes: A Reconsideration 23
- 3. Ulluchu: An Elusive Fruit 43
- 4. Moche Masking Traditions 67
- 5. Convergent Catastrophe and the Demise of Dos Cabezas: Environmental Change and Regime Change in Ancient Peru 81
- 6. Forensic Iconography: The Case of the Moche Giants 93
- 7. Moche Forms for Shaping Sheet Metal 113
- 8. Moche Art Style in the Santa Valley: Between being “à la Mode” and Developing a Provincial Identity 129
- 9. The Priests of the Bicephalus Arc: Tombs and Effigies Found in Huaca de la Luna and Their Relation to Moche Rituals 153
- 10. The Moche People: Genetic Perspective on Their Sociopolitical Composition and Organization 179
- 11. Communality and Diversity in Moche Human Sacrifice 195
- 12. Art and Moche Martial Arts 215
- 13. Moche Textile Production on the Peruvian North Coast: A Contextual Analysis 229
- 14. Spiders and Spider Decapitators in Moche Iconography: Identification from the Contexts of Sipán, Antecedents and Symbolism 247
- 15. The Third Man: Identity and Rulership in Moche Archaeology and Visual Culture 263
- Index 289
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface viii
- Introduction ix
- 1. Iconography Meets Archaeology 1
- 2. Sacrifices and Ceremonial Calendars in Societies of the Central Andes: A Reconsideration 23
- 3. Ulluchu: An Elusive Fruit 43
- 4. Moche Masking Traditions 67
- 5. Convergent Catastrophe and the Demise of Dos Cabezas: Environmental Change and Regime Change in Ancient Peru 81
- 6. Forensic Iconography: The Case of the Moche Giants 93
- 7. Moche Forms for Shaping Sheet Metal 113
- 8. Moche Art Style in the Santa Valley: Between being “à la Mode” and Developing a Provincial Identity 129
- 9. The Priests of the Bicephalus Arc: Tombs and Effigies Found in Huaca de la Luna and Their Relation to Moche Rituals 153
- 10. The Moche People: Genetic Perspective on Their Sociopolitical Composition and Organization 179
- 11. Communality and Diversity in Moche Human Sacrifice 195
- 12. Art and Moche Martial Arts 215
- 13. Moche Textile Production on the Peruvian North Coast: A Contextual Analysis 229
- 14. Spiders and Spider Decapitators in Moche Iconography: Identification from the Contexts of Sipán, Antecedents and Symbolism 247
- 15. The Third Man: Identity and Rulership in Moche Archaeology and Visual Culture 263
- Index 289
