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1,100-Year-Old Puma-Headed Vessel Unearthed at Peru’s Marcahuamachuco
Archaeologists working at Marcahuamachuco in northern Peru have uncovered a ceramic vessel modeled with the head of a puma, providing new evidence about ceremonial activity at one of the most important archaeological centers in the northern Peruvian Andes. The vessel was recovered during archaeological research and conservation work in the West Wall subsector of Marcahuamachuco,…
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1,400-Year-Old Moche Pottery Workshops Found in Peru
Archaeologists excavating Cerro Mayal on Peru’s northern coast have uncovered new evidence of 1,400-year-old Moche pottery workshops, revealing how one of the ancient Andes’ most distinctive ceramic traditions was produced. The excavations, in the Chicama Valley of the La Libertad region, have exposed ceramic molds, potters’ plates, large quantities of production waste and architectural remains…