Painted murals of the barbaric Moche

Posted On: Mar 23rd, 2018 at 14:45

Peru
Having travelled to many continents and seen first hand the ancient structures of many different cultures, I can say without hesitation the Moche culture is one of the most fascinating, bizarre, unusual and obscure. Despite the discoveries of many artefacts and two of the best pyramids ever built on planet earth, including the largest adobe brick structure ever built, the Moche remain a mystical culture that is still largely misunderstood, and therein lies its attraction. For that reason we want to make sure we don’t discover all of their secrets!
This four-page article offers an insight into their murals, that more often than not show aggressive barbarity unrivalled by most other cultures. In other articles I have written I have categorically stated that without doubt the Pyramid of the Moon (Huaca de la Luna), outside the city of Trujillo, is probably the ‘darkest’ ancient site I have ever visited. And I’m not referring to the lack of daylight. If you go to Peru and miss the cultures on the north-west coast then you have been to Egypt and missed the pyramids.

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/268-1709/features/5815-peru-panamarca-moche