Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of a powerful queen from the Moche culture, ... The Moche flourished in northern Peru between roughly A.D. 350 and 850 and are known for ...

A recent genetic study has uncovered unprecedented human sacrifice rituals in the ancient Moche culture of Peru, revealing that adolescents were sacrificed to their close relatives during funerals ...

Dating to around 500 A.D., the burials are associated with the Moche culture, which thrived along the northern coast of Peru between 300 and 900 A.D.

Family relations of Moche elite burials on the North Coast of Peru (~500 CE): Analyses of the Señora de Cao and relatives. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (1). https://doi ...

“Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery,” at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 15, is a visually handsome work of meticulous scholarship that attempts to bridge some of the ...

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient Moche culture more than 1,300 years ago, including a stone throne and ...

The culture mysteriously disappeared in the ninth century, leaving behind no written records. For now, the researchers are focused on protecting and preserving the Moche’s unique and colorful art.

Similarly, lobster motifs on ceramics by Peru’s Moche culture, from between the 1st and 8th centuries, suggested its value within their coastal communities.

Dating to around 500 A.D., the burials are associated with the Moche culture, which thrived along the northern coast of Peru between 300 and 900 A.D.

In Moche culture, it was not unusual for women to become rulers. "Female leaders were not rare in ancient Moche society or in the northern Peruvian dynasties that followed," Koons said.