Moche culture

E11000

The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean culture
archaeological culture
pre-Columbian civilization
artMedium fine-line painted ceramics
mold-made ceramic vessels
stirrup-spout vessels
artStyle naturalistic representation of humans and animals
burialPractice elite tombs with rich grave goods
capital Moche (near modern Trujillo, Peru)
linked to: Moche Valley
declineFactors climatic events such as El Niño
social conflict
economyBasedOn irrigated agriculture
endTime c. 800 CE
flourishedInPeriod Early Intermediate Period
hadPoliticalStructure complex chiefdoms or small states
iconographyFeature ritual combat scenes
sexual imagery
supernatural beings
warrior-priests
influenced Chimú culture
linked to: Chimu culture

later Lambayeque (Sicán) culture
influencedBy earlier Cupisnique culture
knownFor depictions of warfare and ritual in art
highly detailed ceramics
metalworking in gold and silver
monumental adobe pyramids
realistic portrait vessels
sophisticated irrigation systems
locatedIn South America
northern coast of Peru
mainCrop beans
cotton
maize
peanuts
squash
majorSite El Brujo
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca del Sol
Pampa Grande
San José de Moro
Sipán
notableDiscovery Royal Tombs of Sipán
linked to: Sipán
partOf Andean civilizations
linked to: Andean civilization
practiced fishing and marine resource exploitation
religion polytheistic religion
ritual sacrifice practices
startTime c. 100 CE
usedBuildingMaterial adobe brick
usedLanguage Proto-Mochica (hypothesized)

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Peru preColumbianCulture Moche culture
Chavín culture influenced Moche culture
Andean civilization hasPart Moche culture
Chimu culture followed Moche culture
Chimu culture precededBy Moche culture
Chimu culture influencedBy Moche culture
Andes cultural area includesCulture Moche culture
Early Intermediate Period hasArchaeologicalSite Moche (Huacas del Sol y de la Luna)
linked to: Moche culture
Andean mythology influencedByCulture Moche culture
El Brujo culture Moche culture
El Brujo period Moche period
linked to: Moche culture
Lady of Cao culture Moche culture
subject linked to: El Brujo
Lambayeque culture follows Moche culture
Lambayeque culture influencedBy Moche culture
Huaca del Sol civilization Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Huaca del Sol builtBy Moche people
linked to: Moche culture
Moche Valley hasArchaeologicalCulture Moche culture
Moche Valley wasHeartlandOf Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Huaca de la Luna culture Moche culture
Huaca de la Luna associatedWith Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Huaca de la Luna builtBy Moche people
linked to: Moche culture
Huaca de la Luna hasArtStyle Moche iconography
linked to: Moche culture
Sipán culture Moche culture
Sipán partOf Moche archaeological tradition
linked to: Moche culture
Sipán civilization Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande culture Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande partOf Moche cultural sphere
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande civilization Moche
linked to: Moche culture
San José de Moro associatedCulture Moche culture
Mochica language associatedWith Moche civilization
linked to: Moche culture
Mochica language associatedWith Mochica culture
linked to: Moche culture
Mochica language usedBy Moche people
linked to: Moche culture
Mochica language usedBy Mochica people
linked to: Moche culture
Moche River namedAfter Moche culture
Chiclayo associatedCulture Moche culture
Vicús culture followedBy Moche culture
Vicús culture influenced Moche culture