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Anales de antropología
On-line version ISSN 2448-6221Print version ISSN 0185-1225
Abstract
CASTILLO LUJAN, Feren; UCEDA CASTILLO†, Santiago and VASQUEZ SANCHEZ, Víctor. Rituals of purification in Moche society: a bioarchaeological and iconographic approach in the old temple of Huaca de la Luna, Peru. An. antropol. [online]. 2019, vol.53, n.1, pp.45-65. Epub Nov 30, 2019. ISSN 2448-6221. https://doi.org/10.22201/iia.24486221e.2019.1.63198.
This research has focused on the analysis of macro and micro vestiges of plant species associated with the components (disk-halter-ballast) of a “purifying object” and fireplaces of plane type, used by the Moche in the area of purifiers. This space played an important role in the circulation of the old temple of Huaca de la Luna, being the link between the ceremonial plaza and inside the temple. For this reason, with the backrest of the ethnohistorical sources and iconography it has been suggested that in this place were made similar activities to the Inca rites of Citua Festival. However, the presence of phytoliths starches in the various analyses of samples taken at the associated fireplaces, suggest that food was consumption in this sacred place.
Keywords : Moche culture; Huacas del Sol y de la Luna; purifying; hearths & phytoliths.