: Moche Occupation of the Santa Valley, Peru . Christopher B. Donnan.

Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru

About thirteen centuries ago in the northern coastal region of what is now Peru, a ten-yearold boy was selected by the leaders of his community to become, eventually, a great leader himself. As he grew older, he took on more and more responsibility, and finally he achieved his destiny as a man of high status and regard. During his adult life, he occasionally participated in a form of one-onone ...

[Sexual representation in pre Columbian Moche ceramics, Peru].

Citar como: Arroyo-Hernández CH, Cárdenas-Rojas D, Salaverry-García O. Representaciones sexuales en ceramios precolombinos moche, Perú. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2013;30(3):518-20. El Perú es el mayor centro arqueológico de arte erótico en América, y uno de los más relevantes en el mundo(1). Como en toda sociedad agrícola primitiva, la sexualidad y sus expresiones culturales y artísticas ...

Santa Clara Valley Water District

Foot Amputation by the Moche of Ancient Peru: Osteological Evidence and Archaeological Context

Three probable cases of foot amputation, with healing, in skeletal remains associated with the Moche culture (AD 100–750) of northern coastal Peru are described. Each case exhibits non-functional tibio-talar joints with proliferative bone occupying the normal joint space. The robusticity of the tibiae and fibulae suggest renewed weight-bearing and mobility following recovery. The osteological e...

Santa Clara de Nanay: the MAL-ED cohort in Peru.

The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) cohort study communities in Peru are located in Loreto province, in a rural area 15 km from the city of Iquitos. This riverine population of approximately 5000 individuals is fairly representative of Loreto. The province lags behind the rest of the co...