The Art and Archaeology of the Moche : An Ancient Andean Society of the Peruvian North Coast.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Iconography Meets Archaeology -- Chapter 2. Sacrifices and Ceremonial Calendars in Societies of the Central Andes: A Reconsideration -- Chapter 3. Ulluchu: An Elusive Fruit -- Chapter 4. Moche Masking Traditions -- Chapter 5. Convergent Catastrophe and the Demise of Dos Cabezas: Environmental Change and Regime Change in Ancient Peru -- Chapter 6. Forensic Iconography: The Case of the Moche Giants -- Chapter 7. Moche Forms for Shaping Sheet Metal -- Chapter 8. Moche Art Style in the Santa Valley: Between Being "à la Mode" and Developing a Provincial Identity -- Chapter 9. The Priests of the Bicephalus Arc: Tombs and Effigies Found in Huaca de la Luna and Their Relation to Moche Rituals -- Chapter 10. The Moche People: Genetic Perspective on Their Sociopolitical Composition and Organization -- Chapter 11. Communality and Diversity in Moche Human Sacrifice -- Chapter 12. Art and Moche Martial Arts -- Chapter 13. Moche Textile Production on the Peruvian North Coast: A Contextual Analysis -- Chapter 14. Spiders and Spider Decapitators in Moche Iconography: Identification from the Contexts of Sipán, Antecedents and Symbolism -- Chapter 15. The Third Man: Identity and Rulership in Moche Archaeology and Visual Culture -- Index.

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