The Moche Civilization, also called the mochica culture , early Chimú , pre- Chimú , Proto- Chimú , and so on flourished in the northern Peru from about 200 AD to 700 AD. Today it is estimated that the policy was not the same people as the people of the kingdom Chimú, and some believe there was once a kingdom, but rather a group of communities that shared a common iconography and technology. Some expect the Moche era as far as 300 BC to 1000 AD
Moche has a reputation for elaborate painted stoneware, gold work and irrigation. The Moche history are roughly divided into five periods in which the increasing complexity of decoration determine the category. Today we can see the pottery pieces , detailed erotic decorated stoneware and more from the Moche museums Museo de la Nacion and Museo Larco Herrera in Lima.
The Moche peopl lived mainly in three valleys : Chicama, Moche and Viru. Overweight among other places Sipán and Huancaco. In areas around the city Trujillo one can find several Moche ruins . Huaca del Sol, a pyramid structure, has been the largest pre-Columbian structure in Peru, but was partly destroyed when Europeans dug for gold. Fortunately , it appears that Huaca de la Luna has been important for the Moche and are preserved in perfect condition. It contains many colorful paintings on the wall with complex iconography . Excavation took place in 2004.
Ceramics
Decorated ceramics.The Moche ceramics is one of the most diverse in the world. Potters used methods to mass produce pottery, but had nevertheless considerable variation in form and images. Virtually all vegetables and important activities are documented through ceramics , including war, sex, metalworking and weaving. The figures were put in before ceramic dried , which is rarely done today because of the risk that they will explode in the oven if it comes air between the layers.
They were obviously very concerned about individuality. Each of the 100 000 000 bricks the Huaca del Sol had a badge that showed who had made them. Important persons would have vases shaped like the head of their team. Portrait vases also shows the personality of the depicted : Some laughs , some thinking , some are angry, and so on.
Colors used by the moche ceramics is not very varied, white and red is dominant while black and a yellowish cream color found a few plants. Most of the houses made of sun-dried clay stone , has been damaged by weather and plunderers of the past 1300 years, but the two huacaene left shows that the wall paintings their was a lot more colorful . We know very little about their clothes since all fabric has disintegrated ; mochefolket lived in northern Peru that will be inundated this year with El Niño.
Religion
The Moche people worshiped a figure called neck sculptor who were often portrayed as a spider.But also as a being with wings or a kind of sea monster with tentacles. When the body is in the manufacture , he is always shown with a knife in one hand and a head kept by hair in the other. It is believed this was the human sacrifice rituals of alien soldiers.
Destruction
There are various theories about the cause of the downfall of the moche civilisasion . Climatic studies have shown that a climatic catastrophe occurred between the years 550 and 600. First, the coast hit a 30 -year period of flood rain (a large El Niño). This was followed by a drying period of 30 years or more. The drilling of ice cores from glaciers in Andes that has denuded this. Recent discoveries of the North American archaeologist Tom Dillehay shows that civilization survived as long as years 650, and that the settlement after it was concerned with subsistence and defensive work. Since there is no evidence of alien invasions, pointing it in the direction of that civilization disintegrated from within after a turbulent period which was followed by climatic changes.
Other
Moche was a culture in early in the horizon who lived at the same time Nasca culture. They both came after Chavin and was followed by Huari and Chimú. You think that people in the Moche had limited contact with the Nazca culture because they dug out guano for fertilizer in the territory of Nasca . Moche pottery has been found near Ica, While not found Nasca pottery in Moche territory.

