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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Family relations of Moche elite burials on the North Coast of Peru (~500 CE): Analyses of the Señora de Cao and relatives.

Jeffrey Quilter, Kelly Harkins, Régulo Fanco Jordan, Erik Marsh, Gabriel Prieto, John Verano, Steven LeBlanc, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, John Krigbaum, Lars Fehren-Schmitz

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Jeffrey QuilterPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.ORCID 0000-0001-9069-2116
Kelly HarkinsUCSC Paleogenomics, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
Régulo Fanco JordanRégulo Franco Jordán, Parque Arqueológico Nacional de Machupicchu, Ministerio de Cultura, Cusco, Peru.
Erik MarshCONICET, Laboratorio de Paleoecología Humana, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Baásicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza M5500, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-2355-5415
Gabriel PrietoDepartment of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.ORCID 0000-0001-6229-986X
John VeranoDepartment of Anthropology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.ORCID 0000-0002-0263-5611
Steven LeBlancPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.ORCID 0000-0001-9201-1070
Nasreen BroomandkhoshbachtUCSC Paleogenomics, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
John Krigbaum *Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.ORCID 0000-0003-3113-7061
Lars Fehren-Schmitz *UCSC Paleogenomics, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.ORCID 0000-0001-5510-1114

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National Geographic Society (NGS) NGS-52945R-19National Geographic Society (NGS) NGS-7844-05National Geographic Society (NGS) NGS-7961-05National Geographic Society (NGS) NGS- HJ-142R-17
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Abstract

The Moche archaeological culture flourished along Peru's North Coast between the 4th and 10th centuries CE and was characterized by a complex social hierarchy dominated by political and religious elites. Previous archaeological evidence suggests kinship was a key factor in maintaining political authority within Moche society. To test this hypothesis, we applied archaeological, genetic, and isotopic methods to examine familial relationships between six individuals, including the prominent Señora de Cao (

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ArchaeologyBurialFamilyFamily RelationsFemaleHistory, AncientHistory, MedievalHumansMalePeruancient DNAisotopeskinshipMochePeru

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PMCPMC11725780

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