Embodied Lives: Bioarchaeology of the Moche Valley Chimú
Author(s): Genesis Torres Morales; Celeste Marie Gagnon; Feren Castillo
Year: 2024
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
During the late 1970’s to early 2000’s archaeologists studying the Chimú of the northern coast of Peru created a foundation in the archaeological literature. This research helped us understand Chimú chronology, general functionality of the empire, and technological advancements made by the society. While these contributions to the Chimú literature are fundamental, a bioarchaeological investigation provides researchers with a more nuanced understanding of the lived experiences of people during the Chimú reign. The Chimú cemetery excavated at the Huacas de Moche site outside of Trujillo Peru, is one of the largest samples of non-sacrificed individuals available for study. We analyzed 126 individuals who were interred in Plaza 1 of the Huaca de la Luna archaeological complex. We provide an analysis of the mortuary practices, demographics, and overall health of the Chimú individuals buried in Plaza 1 terraces 1 and 2.
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Embodied Lives: Bioarchaeology of the Moche Valley Chimú. Genesis Torres Morales, Celeste Marie Gagnon, Feren Castillo. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 500102)
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Keywords
General
Andes: Late Intermediate
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Bioarchaeology/Skeletal Analysis
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Chimu
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Huacas de Moche
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Identity
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Mortuary archaeology
Geographic Keywords
South America: Andes
Spatial Coverage
min long: -82.441; min lat: -56.17 ; max long: -64.863; max lat: 16.636 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 41564.0