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Moche Foodways Archaeological Project

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Moche Foodways Archaeological Project
1997-2000

This colorful mural uncovered on Huaca Cao Viejo depicts a scene of warfare, along with images of raptures, felines, and a Moche portrait.

 

 

Dr. George Gumerman standing in front of a multicolored frieze at Huaca Cao Viejo, Chicama Valley, Peru in 1999.

 

 

Temporary canvas covers protecting Cao Viejo's north plaza murals. The canvas is rolled up in the center of the picture to reveal a mural depicting captive prisoners (click on mural for more detail)

 


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The Moche Foodways Archaeological Project has been supported by the National Geographic Society,
the National Science Foundation, the Curtiss T. Brennan and Mary G. Brennan Foundation, InfoMagic, Northern Arizona University, and many private donors.
For information regarding the Moche Foodways Archaeological Project, please contact us: moche.food@nau.edu
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Last updated 10 October 2000