Moche culture

The name Moche culture is taken from the name of the Moche river that flows through the land that forms this culture. It used to be the center of the oldest Indian culture in South America (appeared in 100 AD, 1200 years earlier than Inca culture). Moche used to create and develop this splendid and brilliant cultural nucleus within 600 years and then lost and forgotten in the wild.

The ancient Moche had the Great Pyramids, magnificent and tall. It is the center of religious and administrative rituals, their boss is buried under the architecture. In 1988, archaeologists discovered a grave grave buried in the Moche cultural period. It is perfectly protected under the famous Sifan high station, so it is called the ancient tomb of Sifan.

Through analysis and research, archaeologists determined that the ancient tomb was built around 300 AD, which is the most brilliant period of Moche culture . 6 archaeologists have excavated 6 bodies: The body is in the grave of about 30 years old, 1.68m high; belong to the class of martial artists and the ceremony. In the grave, there are many people and objects buried by the dead, the right and the master's grave are 2 women about 20 years old; In addition, there are 2 men of about 40 years old who are martial artists and servants. Next to the servant has a dog, maybe he is the boss's beloved dog. Slightly above the body, the boss also buried a man about 20 years old, possibly a bodyguard. What makes people feel strange is that the bodyguards do not have two legs and men only have one leg. Archaeologists speculate, it is possible to prevent the bodyguards from escaping when buried, so they were cut off before they were buried.

In ancient tombs, archaeologists also discovered many buried objects, mainly porcelain and gold, silver, and bronze.

in which there are precious handicrafts made of gold, very skillful manufacturing technology such as gold head, pearl cup, jewelry, . partly reflecting the developed agriculture of ancient Pérou . In addition, there are cat and animal sculptures in the grave, which appear to be like the American tiger and yellow peanuts are twice as big as real peanuts. In more than 1000 pottery found in the ground, there are kettles, bowls, pots, jars, wine glasses; many porcelain items are decorated with very sophisticated lines, decorated with a rich image of people, for example martial artists wearing iron armor, naked war prisoners; both types of plants and animals, insects.

Moche culture has laid certain foundations for the formation and development of the world-famous Inca culture later. The Incas inherited the tradition and technique of producing ceramic, weaving, metallurgy and agricultural industries of the people of the coastal and ancient mountainous areas: They inherited the metallurgical technique of the northern coastal region. ; According to the chronicle records of historians, Cuzco authorities brought metallurgists from here to the Capital to develop metallurgy.