The Moche civilization (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmotʃe]; alternatively, the Moche culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru...
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Moche can refer to: Moche culture Moche, Trujillo, a city in Peru The Countryside of Moche The Moche River The Valley of Moche Moche District, one of 11...
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its name of Moche River, which retains the same to its mouth at the sea. Moche (culture) Trujillo Valley of Moche Countryside of Moche Moche city List of...
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Moche (also spelled mochi or muchi; Kapampangan: mutsi) are Pampangan glutinous rice balls with a bean paste filling. Made from galapong (ground-soaked...
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Moche is a Peruvian city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru. It is located in the Moche Valley...
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The Valley of Moche, or Valley of Santa Catalina, is a large area of the La Libertad Region in northern Peru surrounding the Moche River. It has been farmed...
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Trujillo, Peru (section Southern Moche civilization)
the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley. This was a site of the great prehistoric Moche and Chimu cultures...
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Dinah L. Moché (24 October 1936 - 22 May 2018) was the author of several popular science books mainly dealing with Astronomy. She studied for a BA at...
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Andean civilizations (section Moche)
irrigation systems. Moche history may be broadly divided into three periods – the emergence of the Moche culture in Early Moche (CE 100–300), its expansion...
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The Countryside of Moche is an area of Trujillo city inherited from mochica culture. It is located in the Moche District about 4 km south of the Historic...
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Cupisnique (section The Cupisnique and the Moche)
scholar, Izumi Shimada, calls Cupisnique a possible ancestor of Mochica (Moche) culture with no mention of Chavin. Yet another scholar, Anna C. Roosevelt...
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La Chapelle-d'Andaine (redirect from La chapelle moche)
La Chapelle-d'Andaine (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dɑ̃dɛn] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016...
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Moche portrait vessels are ceramic vessels featuring highly individualized and naturalistic representations of human faces that are unique to the Moche...
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The Moche Route is a tourist destination that begins in the Peruvian city of Trujillo in what once was the seat of power of the Moche culture known as...
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Givira moche is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Peru. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine...
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Moché (11 February 1885 – 6 February 1977) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics. "Albert Moché"...
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civilizations of the Paracas, Nazca, Wari, and the more outstanding Chimu and Moche. The Moche, who reached their apogee in the first millennium CE, were renowned...
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Aiapæc (category Moche sites)
the mountains, is a mythical character identified in Moche iconography, and possibly the main Moche deity. According to some archaeologists, it may have...
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Night (memoir) (redirect from Moche the Beadle)
is from the original 1960 English translation. The name is written as "Moché-le-Bedeau" in La Nuit (1958); "Moshe" in Night (1960, 1982); "Moshe", "Moishele"...
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MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal (redirect from Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal)
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal formerly known as MEO Pro Portugal, Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal or Rip Curl Pro Portugal is a professional surfing competition...
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Moche District is one of eleven districts of the province Trujillo in Peru. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información...
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South American dogs (section Moche culture)
descended from European dogs with traces of pre-Columbian dog DNA. The Moche people of northern Peru lived from 200 BCE to 800 CE, mostly within the...
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Pre-Columbian era (section Moche civilization)
their indigenous cultures. The Moche thrived on the north coast of Peru from about 100 to 800 CE. The heritage of the Moche is seen in their elaborate burials...
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Stirrup spout vessel (category Moche culture)
the early 2nd millennium BCE. These cultures included the Chavin and the Moche. In these vessels the stirrup handle actually forms part of the spout, which...
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culture can be found in the erotic vases, or stirrup-spout pots, made by the Moche people of Peru; in a survey, of a collection of these pots, it was found...
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several pre-Columbian cultures in South America. In an early example, the Moche of Northern Peru sacrificed teenagers en masse, as archaeologist Steve Bourget...
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Chimor (section Early Chimú (Moche civilization))
grouping of the Chimú culture. The culture arose about 900 CE, succeeding the Moche culture, and was later conquered by the Inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui...
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the Moche. The Moche survived on a diet of fish, guinea pigs, camelids, squash, and peanuts. The Sican Culture (circa 800–1300 CE) succeeded the Moche, and...
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Huaca del Sol (category Moche sites)
The Huaca del Sol is an adobe brick pyramid built by the Moche civilization (100 AD to 800 AD) on the northern coast of what is now Peru. The pyramid...
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Huaca de la Luna (category Moche sites)
built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru. Along with the Huaca del Sol, the Huaca de la Luna is part of Huacas de Moche, which is the remains...
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