There is abundant evidence from iconography and archaeology that the Moche practiced human sacrifice to honor their gods, but less information about potential sacrifices made during the funeral of ...

“Most of what we know about human sacrifices with the Moche relates to very public and gruesome forms of human sacrifice,” Lars Fehren-Schmitz, an archaeogeneticist at UC Santa Cruz and author ...

This pot was made in Peru by the Moche. It shows a kneeling Moche warrior holding a club in one hand and a shield in the other. Warfare, warriors and prisoners are a recurring theme in Moche art.