Keywords
Mochica Iconography
Archaeological Semiotics
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Abstract
This article intends to emphasize the importance of the semiotic method for the archaeological studies in general. In order to show the relevance of this methodology, we present a case study based on the analysis of a Mochica artifact, which serves as basis for a complex iconography, closely related to the principles that form the basis of the andean cosmology.
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