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One of the most important results of ongoing
excavations are the new interpretations of the site. The
Huacas are no longer meaningless and shapeless hills of
adobe. We now know that they were structures that grew
over time, and that their size is the result of
successive «entombments» by which earlier structures
were filled in and covered to make way for new ones. By
filling in and covering the older structures with adobe
bricks, Moche architects created fresh surfaces or
platforms on which they built their new constructions. We
know that the Huaca
de la Luna underwent at least six construction phases
spanning almost 600 years. As a result, it rises almost
32 meters above the plain separating the two Huacas. These
structures were covered in patios and enclosures
connected by corridors and ramps. Some of the enclosures
were roofed and embellished with murals or friezes
painted in striking colors.
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