Pdf on jan 1, 2001, s uceda and others published investigations at huacade laluna, moche valley. The huaca del sol the name means shrine or pyramid of the sun is the largest mudbrick pyramid in the american continents. The huaca del sol is an enormous adobe mud brick moche civilization pyramid, built in at least eight different stages between 0600 ce at the site of cerro blanco in the moche valley of the northern coast of peru. A pyramid complex built by the ancient moche people who were not related to the incas. At about 100 feet high, the temple of the sun is one of the tallest adobe structure in the americas. No evidence of residential activity has been found, but elaborate tombs for the elite and plazas holding evidence of human sacrifice suggest that. Moche lecture moche early intermediate into middle.
It is the worlds largest adobe structure, with an estimated 140 million bricks used in its construction. Abstract the purpose of this study is to test two competing models. Without the color, the ruins wouldve felt like a big pile of mud and sand. The complex is open daily and there are separate admission fees for the temples and museum. From a distance, though, it looks like a solid and foreboding structure. The platform included an upper level on its northeastern side and a lower one to the south and northeast.
The huaca del sol is not currently open to visitors as only minimal research has been conducted on the site. Curiously, these areas were not connected and functioned separately. The huaca del sol is an adobe brick temple built by the moche civilization 100 ce to 800 ce on the northern coast of what is now peru. Volume 37, issue 11, november 2010, pages 28462856. See more ideas about peru, archaeology and peru travel. The upper level rises some 30 meters above the plain. On its summit were a flagstone paving, rooms, and other walled structures. By 450 ce, eight different stages of construction had been completed on the huaca del sol. View notes moche lecture from ad 800 at university of maryland. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. The temple is one of several ruins found near the volcanic peak of cerro blanco, in the coastal desert near trujillo at the moche valley.