Huaca de la Luna

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Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.

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Huaca de la Luna canonical 8

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Moche archaeological site
archaeological complex
ceremonial pyramid
associatedWith Moche culture
surface form: Moche civilization
builtBy Moche culture
surface form: Moche people
constructionPeriod 1st–8th centuries CE
country Peru
culture Moche culture
excavatedBy Peruvian archaeologists
excavationStartDate 1990s
governedBy Peruvian Ministry of Culture
hasArtStyle Moche culture
surface form: Moche iconography
hasFeature adobe brick platforms
painted friezes
plazas and courtyards
relief decoration
superimposed construction phases
hasFunction ceremonial center
religious center
ritual space
hasInterpretationCenter site museum
hasPreservationStatus well-preserved murals
hasType stepped pyramid
hasViewOf Huaca del Sol
knownFor human sacrifice evidence
polychrome murals
ritual architecture
well-preserved wall paintings
locatedIn La Libertad Region
Moche Valley
northern coast of Peru
mainDeityDepicted Ai Apaec
materialUsed adobe bricks
near Huaca del Sol
Trujillo
surface form: city of Trujillo
openToPublic true
partOf Moche archaeological complex
surface form: Huacas de Moche complex

Moche archaeological complex
surface form: Moche ceremonial landscape
situatedAt base of Cerro Blanco
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOStatus on Tentative List for World Heritage (as part of Moche sites)
usedFor elite ceremonies
religious festivals
ritual sacrifices

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trujillo nearbyArchaeologicalSite Huaca de la Luna
Moche culture majorSite Huaca de la Luna
northern Peru hasArchaeologicalSite Huaca de la Luna
subject surface form: Northern Peru
Huaca del Sol adjacentTo Huaca de la Luna
Moche Valley hasArchaeologicalSite Huaca de la Luna
La Libertad Region hasArchaeologicalSite Huaca de la Luna
Moche River near Huaca de la Luna
Cerro Blanco (Moche Valley) near Huaca de la Luna