La Mina

A Royal Moche Tomb

By Christopher B. Donnan
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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La Mina: A Royal Moche Tomb focuses on La Mina, an extraordinarily rich tomb that was looted on the north coast of Peru in 1987.

About The Author

Christopher B. Donnan

Christopher B. Donnan is a professor emeritus in UCLA's Department of Anthropology. He has researched the Moche civilization of ancient Peru for more than fifty years, combining a systematic analysis of Moche art with numerous archaeological excavations. His works include Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru, Moche Tombs at Dos Cabezas, Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists, Royal Tombs of Sipán, Ceramics of Ancient Peru, and Moche Art of Peru: Pre-Columbian Symbolic Communication.

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  • Publisher: UNM Press (August 1, 2022)
  • Length: 168 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826363497

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La Mina: A Royal Moche Tomb is an astonishing book, both in terms of the extraordinary quality of the works under discussion and the remarkable insights the author brings to bear on the subject. It is a monumental achievement and an incomparable contribution to the field of Andean archaeology and art history.--Joanne Pillsbury, editor of Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru

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A Royal Moche Tomb

By Christopher B. Donnan
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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