ABSTRACT

Human offerings in the archaeological record are commonly defined by their community affiliation, the ceremonial events following their death and the places where they are interred. The deposition of an individual links kin members to the landscape but also seems to mark time and memory. Here we argue that inter-generational memory, created through cyclical depositions of local, coastal community members at Huaca Colorada, reflects political alliances during the Late Moche Period of northern Peru. Using multiple lines of evidence, which include osteological, isotopic and burial context data, this article interprets the human offerings among the Moche of the Andes and argues that the significance of foundation offerings lies not exclusively in the spectacle of sacrifice, but in creating memory that maintains or transforms sacred landscapes.

摘要

考古记录中的人类祭品通常由他们的社区归属，其去世后的礼仪事件以及他们被埋葬的地点来定义。个体的沉积将亲属链接到景观，但似乎也标记了时间和记忆。在这里，我们认为，通过在Huaca Colorada本地，沿海社区成员的周期性沉积而建立的代际记忆反映了秘鲁北部Moche晚期的政治联盟。本文使用多条证据，包括骨科学，同位素和墓葬背景数据，解释了安第斯山脉莫切山脉中的人类奉献物，并认为基础奉献物的意义不仅仅在于牺牲的奇观，而在于创造记忆维护或改造神圣的景观。