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Author Benson, Elizabeth P

Title The worlds of the Moche on the north coast of Peru / Elizabeth P. Benson
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Series The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the western hemisphere
William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.
Contents Approaching the Moche worlds -- Precursors and neighbors -- The reality of the Moche worlds -- The life of things -- Ceremonial architecture and murals -- Art and craft -- The snake-belt god and the monsters -- The later gods -- Rulers, warriors, and priests -- Ritual life -- The sea -- Burial and the afterlife -- The end of the Moche worlds
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Mochica Indians -- History
Mochica pottery.
Mochica architecture.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Antiquities
Mochica architecture
Mochica Indians
Mochica pottery
SUBJECT Pacific Coast (Peru) -- Antiquities
Subject Peru -- Pacific Coast
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012008955
ISBN 9780292737600
0292737602