El Brujo

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El Brujo is a major pre-Columbian archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids and the discovery of the tattooed mummy known as the Lady of Cao.

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El Brujo canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moche elite woman
Moche pyramid
archaeological museum
archaeological site
mummy
pre-Columbian archaeological complex
preceramic mound
approximateDistanceFrom 60 km north of Trujillo
country Peru
culture Chimu culture
Lambayeque culture
Moche culture
Moche culture
discovered Lady of Cao
excavatedBy Peruvian archaeologists
exhibits Lady of Cao
foundAt El Brujo self-linksurface differs
Huaca Cao Viejo
hasChronology occupation from preceramic to late pre-Hispanic periods
hasFunction ceremonial center
political center (Moche period)
hasMuseum Museo Cao
hasPart Huaca Cao Viejo
Huaca Cao Viejo
surface form: Huaca El Brujo

Huaca Prieta
heritageDesignation national cultural heritage of Peru
knownFor Moche pyramids
discovery of the Lady of Cao
early cotton and gourds use
extensive tattoos
polychrome mural reliefs
polychrome relief murals
locatedAt El Brujo self-linksurface differs
locatedIn La Libertad Region
northern coast of Peru
locatedNear Chicama Valley
materialCulture Moche ceramics
Moche metalwork
textiles
overlooks Pacific Ocean
partOf El Brujo self-linksurface differs
El Brujo self-linksurface differs
period Early Intermediate Period
Formative period (for Huaca Prieta)
Moche culture
surface form: Moche period

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Moche culture majorSite El Brujo
northern Peru hasArchaeologicalSite El Brujo
subject surface form: Northern Peru
El Brujo foundAt El Brujo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lady of Cao
El Brujo partOf El Brujo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Huaca Cao Viejo
El Brujo partOf El Brujo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Huaca Prieta
El Brujo locatedAt El Brujo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Museo Cao