The Importance of Deer: Symbolic and Practical
Luis Muro Ynoñán discusses archaeological evidence for human-animal relationships in Moche society, focusing on the importance of deer in both domestic and ceremonial contexts. He explains how deer remains found in excavations support interpretations drawn from Moche iconography, demonstrating that deer held symbolic as well as practical significance within Moche cosmology and ritual life.
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Luis
Muro Ynoñán
Assistant Curator of South American Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
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