points out that child sacrifice became more common in the region after the fall of the Moche (the culture that preceded the Chimú) in the ninth century. The Moche sacrificed large numbers of ...

All of the sites are connected to the Chimú, a large civilization that thrived in the region from the 12th to 15th centuries. The Chimú predated the Inca and are known for their artwork and ...

It belonged to the Chimu culture that, before the Incas conquered them, encompassed the largest political system with a state that stretched about 1000 kilometers along the coast. This discovery ...

Aztec tower of skulls found in Mexico city BBC Culture: The Aztec temple of human ... the incident happened around 1400-1450 AD. The Chimú, who worshipped a moon deity, were conquered by the ...

The skeletons were found in a small space measuring 10 sq m in what was once the capital of the Chimú empire. The Chimú ruled parts of present-day Peru. Their empire reached its height in the ...