Maquetas and ceremonial structures of the Mochicas, Jequetepeque Valley, Peru. A comparative analysis based on image-based 3D modeling.

Abstract: This thesis aims to use an approach based upon image-based 3D modeling in a comparative analysis of maquetas and ceremonial structures from the Late Moche Period in the Jequetepeque Valley, Peru, and determine if this approach is constructive in such an analyses. During this work, one particular case will be used, comparing one maqueta from San José de Moro to one ceremonial structure of San Ildefonso (Jequetepeque Valley, Peru). This case study will allow me to determine if image-based 3D modeling is a constructive method in a comparative analysis and to interpret the significance of the maquetas.