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Image Not Available for Main irrigation canal showing a deep cut; human figure in picture for scale; located 2 km to the right off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Main irrigation canal showing a deep cut; human figure in picture for scale; located 2 km to the right off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Image Not Available for Main irrigation canal showing a deep cut; human figure in picture for scale; located 2 km to the right off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Object Number 2010.2.2.5.12.33
Display Title Main irrigation canal showing a deep cut; human figure in picture for scale; located 2 km to the right off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Descriptions
Object Description Chan Chan Moche Valley Project color slides
Department Photographic
Date 6/22/1969
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / <County> / <City> / Moche Valley
Materials slide, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Michael Edward Moseley

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Image Not Available for Feeder canal out of main irrigation canal (probably Moche) located 2 km off to the right of the Pan-American highway where it leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
2010.2.2.5.12.32 Feeder canal out of main irrigation canal (probably Moche) located 2 km off to the right of the Pan-American highway where it leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Moche Valley
Image Not Available for View of ancient canal (probably Moche) located 2 km to the right of the Pan-American highway where it leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
2010.2.2.5.12.31 View of ancient canal (probably Moche) located 2 km to the right of the Pan-American highway where it leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Moche Valley
Image Not Available for Figure pointing at clay beds in the side of canal located at F4 at I/I25 approximately 2 km off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley (at Rio Seco)
2010.2.2.5.12.36 Figure pointing at clay beds in the side of canal located at F4 at I/I25 approximately 2 km off the Pan-American highway where the highway leaves the Moche Valley (at Rio Seco)
Moche Valley
Image Not Available for Figure pointing at clay layer in side of Moche canal at F4 at I/I25 approximately 2 km off the Pan-American highway where the road leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
2010.2.2.5.12.35 Figure pointing at clay layer in side of Moche canal at F4 at I/I25 approximately 2 km off the Pan-American highway where the road leaves the Moche Valley at Rio Seco
Moche Valley
Image Not Available for Possible cobble grainery structure surrounded by ancient irrigation canals and agricultural furrows located inland from Chan Chan.
2010.2.2.5.11.36 Possible cobble grainery structure surrounded by ancient irrigation canals and agricultural furrows located inland from Chan Chan.
Chan Chan
Ruins from round-looking S. at Km 241 on Pan-American highway
58-34-20/35316 Ruins from round-looking S. at Km 241 on Pan-American highway
Chamaque
Image Not Available for Junction of feeder irrigation canal and larger irrigation canal inland from Chan Chan
2010.2.2.5.11.33 Junction of feeder irrigation canal and larger irrigation canal inland from Chan Chan
Chan Chan
Image Not Available for Contour irrigation canal on edge of wash, F5.6 at I/I25, inland from Huanchaco
2010.2.2.5.12.4 Contour irrigation canal on edge of wash, F5.6 at I/I25, inland from Huanchaco
Huanchaco
Image Not Available for General view of the valley of Chilca, Chilca, west of the highway
2010.2.2.5.2.28 General view of the valley of Chilca, Chilca, west of the highway
Chilca
Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
2005.3.335.24 Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
Peru
Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
2005.3.335.25 Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
Peru
Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
2005.3.335.26 Ruins where the highway branches to Pisca
Peru