For years, scholars have studied Moche art and architecture, finding depictions of priests, warriors, and deities, but nothing quite like this — a throne room. The walls of the room, known as ...

Before we try to squeeze evidence from them about the society they represent, I want to take a moment to admire these pots simply as great works of art. The Moche were master-potters, and so their ...

Warfare, warriors and prisoners are a recurring theme in Moche art. They testify to the violent, inter-valley rivalries that frequently occurred over agricultural land. Skeletal evidence reveals ...

The Moche flourished in northern Peru between roughly A.D. 350 and 850 and are known for building elaborate buildings and tombs, as well as for constructing intricate works of art, such as ...