Moche state and ceremonial centers (North Coast, c. 100–800 CE)

1. Moche culture emerges on Peru’s North Coast

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Moche culture, North Coast

   • Britannica
   • Met Heilbrunn

2. Construction begins at Huaca de la Luna

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Huaca de, Huacas de

   • Huacas de Moche
   • Huaca Luna

3. Huaca del Sol construction expands state-scale architecture

   Jan 1, 200Labels: Huaca del, Moche Valley

   • Huaca Sol
   • Met Heilbrunn

4. Southern Moche polity reaches major expansion phase

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Huacas de, Southern Moche

   • Cambridge LAQ
   • Met Heilbrunn

5. Middle Moche funerary traditions established at San José de Moro

   Jan 1, 400Labels: San Jos, Jequetepeque Valley

   • San Jos Moro
   • PUCP Moro

6. Moche “Decapitator” imagery circulates in elite metalwork

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Decapitator, Ai Apaec

   • Met Collection
   • Met Heilbrunn

7. Late Moche centers rise as political geography shifts

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Galindo, Late Moche

   • Cambridge LAQ
   • Britannica

8. San José de Moro becomes a major Late Moche ritual venue

   Jan 1, 600Labels: San Jos, Late Moche

   • San Jos Moro
   • PUCP Moro

9. Huaca de la Luna’s final major construction phases

   Jan 1, 700Labels: Huaca de, Late Moche

   • Huaca Luna
   • Huacas de Moche

10. Moche political-religious landscapes transform by ~800 CE

    Jan 1, 800Labels: North Coast, Post-Moche

    • Britannica
    • Met Heilbrunn

11. Looting triggers rescue excavations at Huaca Rajada (Sipán)

    Feb 1, 1987Labels: Huaca Rajada, Walter Alva

    • Huaca Rajada
    • Monuments Men

12. Discovery of the Lord of Sipán tomb is announced

    Jul 26, 1987Labels: Lord of, Huaca Rajada

    • Huaca Rajada
    • Lord Sip n

13. Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum opens in Lambayeque

    Jan 1, 2002Labels: Royal Tombs, Lambayeque

    • Sip n Museum

14. Tomb of the Lady of Cao is reported at El Brujo

    Jan 1, 2006Labels: Lady of, El Brujo

    • Huaca Cao
    • Huaca Cao