The project which gave rise to this monograph was to see if the legend of Naymlap were related to the two archaeological sites in the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru. At the end of the third and fi
Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the f
Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantitythe Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru
Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activiti
This volume includes the results of a five-year excavation (1983-1987) at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnograph
Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities on intricately
This volume provides an opportunity to see the work of a community of Pre-Columbian potters and painters. Many of them probably knew each other, and would have been able to recognize each other's wor
Archaeologists working in the Moche Valley of Peru have uncovered a number of tombs representing various cultures that flourished there prior to European contact. This book provides a full description
