Graffiti mochicas en la Huaca Cao Viejo, Complejo El Brujo

Abstract

On the surfaces and columns of four among seven superimposed phases (E, D, B, A) that form the Huaca Cao Viejo, graffiti representing a great variety of designs were discovered. We discuss their relevance, their significance, the techniques used in creating them, their relative chronology, and their use in other monumental buildings on the northern Peruvian coast.

Keywords

• Mochica
• graffiti
• incised designs
• El Brujo
• polychrome friezes
• murals