Genetic and congenital disorders in pre-Hispanic Moche pottery

Harry Pachajoa; Thomas Heyne; Estephania Candelo; Nelson Purizaca-Rosillo; Denis E. Correa-Trigoso; Guillermo Gayoso; Carlos Armando Rodriguez

doi:10.1002/ajmg.c.31904

Genetic and congenital disorders in pre-Hispanic Moche pottery

Harry Pachajoa
, Thomas Heyne
, Estephania Candelo
, Nelson Purizaca-Rosillo
, Denis E. Correa-Trigoso
, Guillermo Gayoso
, Carlos Armando Rodriguez

Universidad ICESI
Fundación Valle del Lili
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instituto Nacional de Salud Del Niño
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
Universidad del Valle

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Abstract

The Moche were a pre-Hispanic, pre-Incan people who inhabited northwestern Peru from 50 to 850 AD and left behind a large body of ceramic artwork. We present 26 pieces from 5 museums, which seem to show individuals with malformations, minor anomalies, and possible genetic syndromes. Possible diagnoses include cleft lip and palate, ocular anomalies such as hypertelorism and orbital dystopia, oligo- and polydactyly, conjoined twinning, clubfoot, Down syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, and Seckel syndrome. These ceramic portraits suggest that these people with received a certain respect or even elevated status within their society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	269-277
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
Volume	187
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.31904
State	Published - Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Moche
Peru
artwork
congenital abnormalities
genetics

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