Moche Burial Patterns: An Investigation into Prehispanic Social Structure (Moche Culture of Northern Peru, C. AD 100-800) (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International, 1066)

Millaire, Jean-Francois

ISBN 10: 1841714488 / ISBN 13: 9781841714486

Published by Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports, 2002

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xiv, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. This work is an archaeological investigation of the Moche culture of northern Peru (ca. AD 100-800). It is a study of Moche burial patterns and social structure. One of the main objectives of this research was to bring together information available on Moche burials from different settlements and from contexts dating to the Early, Middle, and Late Moche periods as well as the Transitional period. General patterns regarding burial context and energy expenditure are identified. The nature of social status is explored and some general principles of social structure are detailed. Issues regarding funerary rites of passage, delayed burial, grave re-entry, and funerary specialists are also discussed with regard to Moche representation of death.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moche Burial Patterns: An Investigation into Prehispanic Social Structure (Moche Culture of Northern Peru, C. AD 100-800) (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International, 1066)
• Publisher: Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841714488
• ISBN 13: 9781841714486
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

In the Moche culture of northern Peru (c.AD 100-800) people were buried according to the status they held during their life and were sometimes accompanied by objects and insignia that reflected their position within society. This is the conclusion reached by Millaire in his study of Moche burial patterns and social structures which collates evidence from a range of settlements from the Early, Middle and Late Moche periods. These conclusions are reached through an analysis of grave context, contents, internal organisation, the energy expended in the construction and elaboration of the burial, and interpretations of age and sex profiles.

About the Author

Jean-François Millaire