The art and archaeology of the Moche : an ancient Andean society of the Peruvian north coast

Körperschaft: D.J. Sibley Family Conference Austin, Tex.)
Weitere Verfasser: Bourget, Steve, 1956-
Jones, Kimberly L., 1979-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Ausgabe: 1st ed.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Iconography meets archaeology / Elizabeth P. Benson
  • Sacrifices and ceremonial calendars in societies of the central Andes: a reconsideration / Anne Marie Hocquenghem
  • Ulluchu: an elusive fruit / Donna McClelland
  • Moche masking traditions / Christopher B. Donnan
  • Convergent catastrophe and the demise of Dos Cabezas: environmental change and regime change in ancient Peru / Michael E. Moseley, Christopher B. Donnan, and David K. Keefer
  • Forensic iconography: the case of the Moche giants / Alana Cordy-Collins and Charles F. Merbs
  • Moche forms for shaping sheet metal / Christopher B. Donnan, David A. Scott, and Todd Bracken
  • Moche art style in the Santa Valley: between being "a la mode" and developing a provincial identity / Claude Chapdelaine
  • The priests of the bicephalus arc: tombs and effigies found in Huaca de la Luna and their relation to Moche rituals / Santiago Uceda
  • The Moche people: genetic perspective on their sociopolitical composition and organization / Izumi Shimada ... [et al.]
  • Communality and diversity in Moche human sacrifice / John W. Verano
  • Art and Moche martial arts / Jeffrey Quilter
  • Moche textile production on the Peruvian north coast: a contextual analysis / Jean-Francois Millaire
  • Spiders and spider decapitators in Moche iconography: identification from the contexts of Sipan, antecedents and symbolism / Nestor Ignacio Alva Meneses
  • The third man: identity and rulership in Moche archaeology and visual culture / Steve Bourget.