Huaca de la Luna — North Mural Facade (Moche)

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Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Moche, Huaca de la Luna, Peru

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Huaca de la Luna — North Mural Facade (Moche) in La Libertad, Moche, Huaca de la Luna, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 25.2 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.

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01Construction technique
02Chronology and phasing

Theories

01Elite residence hypothesis
02Ceremonial centre

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 2600 BCE
Period: Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Culture: Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Moche
Builders: Old Kingdom
Purpose: Funerary monument and ritual complex
Excavation: Excavated

c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1124 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1936
Modern rediscovery and excavation

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8.1300° S · 79.0600° W · 20 m · 4 mapped features

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Huaca de la Luna — North Mural Facade (Moche) – Excavation Reports and Site Monograph
Site Project Directors · 2022 · National Heritage Institute / University Press
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