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 ...

Archaeologists uncover extraordinary Moche throne and murals of female leader in Peru. Posted: October 4, 2024 | Last updated: October 4, 2024. Pañamarca excavation sheds light on Moche culture ...

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.

Pañamarca is the southernmost monumental center of the Moche culture, a pre-Hispanic society that inhabited the coastal valleys of northern Peru between around 350 AD and 850 AD.

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 ...

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.

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.