After the Inca, the Moche culture is one of the best-known archaeological cultures of the Andes. It is famed for its colorful temple complexes, the biggest of which, Huacas del Sol in Huacas de ...

A recent genetic study has uncovered unprecedented human sacrifice rituals in the ancient Moche culture of Peru, revealing that adolescents were sacrificed to their close relatives during funerals ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.

Archaeology & History Ancient Peruvian Site Yields First-Ever Throne Room of a Female Ruler. The Moche civilization thrived in northern Peru from the 1st to the 8th centuries C.E.

Pañamarca is the southernmost monumental center of the Moche culture, a pre-Hispanic society that inhabited the coastal valleys of northern Peru between around 350 AD and 850 AD.

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient Moche culture more than 1,300 years ago, including a stone throne and ...

Dating to around 500 A.D., the burials are associated with the Moche culture, which thrived along the northern coast of Peru between 300 and 900 A.D.

“Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery,” at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 15, is a visually handsome work of meticulous scholarship that attempts to bridge some of the ...

A Moche necklace—part of Peru's cultural heritage—was formally handed over to the Peruvian Embassy in Italy on July 9.

Dating to around 500 A.D., the burials are associated with the Moche culture, which thrived along the northern coast of Peru between 300 and 900 A.D.