Painted Throne Room of a Powerful Moche Woman Revealed at Pañamarca

Painted Throne Room of a Powerful Moche Woman Revealed at Panamarca

Archaeologists and conservators working at the Moche site of Panamarca in the Nepena Valley of north-coastal Peru have discovered a pillared throne room with imagery and evidence that it was used by a high-status female leader – likely a priestess or a queen.

In July, the Archaeological Landscapes of Panamarca research project discovered unprecedented painted architecture at the site. The research project, first founded in 2018, is designed to understand the activities that took place at Panamarca and its surroundings in the ancient past.


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