Mochica Food

Studies of the Moche diet done by archaeologists -and other researchers of related sciences- analyzing organic materials (remains of cooked bones, seeds, etc.), which are recovered from the city located between the Huaca del Sol and the Huaca de la Luna are important to learn about the feeding habits of the Moche.

To find very small organic materials , archaeologists sift the clearing extracted from the excavations, once and again, using sieves with different sized orifices. Seeds, bones and other food remains that are kept on the sieve surface are classified to be analyzed later in laboratories, and gather information about its species, age, density, etc.

According to researchers, the most powerful people were able to get a wider variety of food, clothing made with materials from further regions, etc.
Considering that eating patterns reveal the capacity of the people to obtain certain resources, it can be concluded that the studies of the Moche diet also help identify which were the social groups that lived in the city located between both huacas or temples.