The Pacatnamu Papers: The Moche Occupation

by Christopher B. Donnan (Editor)

This volume includes the results of a five-year excavation (1983-1987) at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnography, and ethnohistory. Focuses on the period of Moche occupation. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

297 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

Christopher B. Donnan is Professor of Anthropology at UCLA. Considered one of the world's foremost experts on the Moche, he has studied this civilization for more than four decades, combining the systematic analysis of Moche art with numerous archaeological excavations in Peru.