Moche-Mochicas: A South American Ancient Civilization

The Moche civilization was a pre-Inca culture, settled on the north coast of Peru, also knowing as a Mochicas culture. (Historia Universal, 2011). Moche culture were recognized as “Los maestros artesanos" meaning "The master craftsmen" and "grandes constructores de ciudades" meaning “The great builders of cities," because their great skills to create beautiful pottery describing the daily life, religious and beliefs. (Historia Universal, 2011). Todays days what we have of the Moche culture is the value anthropological work display in some of the Peruvian Museum because this ancient group disappearance around 600 to 700 years is unknown, but could have been started by a drought of 30 years in the late sixth century followed by a period of flooding caused by bad weather conditions of the time. (Historia Universal, 2011)

Today, we have the advantage to comparing different cultures and their works. Many experts, dedicated they life’s and expend a lot of time excavating to have quality references to compered one Ancient culture with others, according with the web site Historiauniversal.com Moche art work is value as culture and can be compared with the Greek ceramics because they were motived for animals, plants, scenes of everyday life and mythology Moche Mochicas "Gods", among others (Historia Universal, 2011).

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the Moche pottery (figure 1) was mainly red or, exceptionally orange, and in some cases, black smoke, the Moche pottery is one of the most diverse in the world because they were use molds to allowed the mass production of certain forms. But despite this, there was great variation in form and theme of the ceramics which represented the...

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(Np). (figure 1). A Superb Pre-columbian Moche IV Portrait Vassel: Lot 215A.

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