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Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.
This is the first-of-its-kind throne room of a high-status female leader ever discovered at Pañamarca or any other ancient Peruvian site. The discovery was made by the Archaeological Landscapes ...
Archaeologists excavated ancient hall in Pañamarca and uncovered adobe throne, murals depicting “powerful” Moche woman leader, photos show.
“Unlike the throne room, this hall was meant to be a place from which to see larger gatherings, and also to be seen,” Trever says.
Brushing away centuries of accumulated dirt, archaeologists in Peru painstakingly unearthed an ancient throne room, complete with a throne for a “powerful woman” and colorful decorations ...
During their most recent field session, they found an adobe throne room dating back to the seventh century inside Pañamarca’s so-called Hall of the Moche Imaginary.
Archaeology & History Ancient Peruvian Site Yields First-Ever Throne Room of a Female Ruler. The Moche civilization thrived in northern Peru from the 1st to the 8th centuries C.E.
The discovery of this throne occurred in what Jessica Ortiz Zevallos, the project’s director, referred to as the “Hall of Moche Imagery”. Surrounded by walls and pillars, the hall features four ...
The throne room is associated with an ancient culture well known for its rich, ... ("Hall of the Moche Imaginary")—was initially discovered last year, but had not been fully excavated.