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

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Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Description:	xiii, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Mochica Indians -- Antiquities -- Congresses. Mochica art -- Congresses. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Moche River Valley -- Congresses. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Mochica art. Mochica Indians -- Antiquities. Moche River Valley (Peru) -- Antiquities -- Congresses. Peru -- Moche River Valley. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7527956

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Other authors / contributors:	Bourget, Steve, 1956- Jones, Kimberly L., 1979-
ISBN:	9780292718678 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292718675 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Papers originally presented at a symposium at the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin in November 2003. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of 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

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