Moche, Andes, Personhood, Funerary Archaeology, Material Agency, Gender Study (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Pauline Clauwaerts.

After more than twenty years of investigations, the San José de Moro Archaeological Project has discovered a total of seven funerary chambers pertaining to Late Moche "priestesses" (AD 600-850) in one of the most important ceremonial centres and cemeteries located on the North coast of Peru. This attribution was made by the correlation with different elements present in the tomb referring directly to this character. This "priestess set" works as an efficient identification criterion. However,...