Publications

The Publications Division of the Peabody Museum publishes outstanding scholarly works in archaeology and ethnology, with an emphasis on bringing the Museum's collections to the awareness of a broad general audience.

The Peabody Museum Press, the publishing arm of the Peabody Museum, publishes the unique resources of the Museum and the work of its affiliated scholars. The Press publishes original research in Old World and New World archaeology, zooarchaeology, biological and sociocultural anthropology, indigenous arts, anthropology and aesthetics, and material culture. The Press also publishes Res: A Journal of Anthropology and Aesthetics.

The Museum also publishes Symbols, the Peabody Museum's annual magazine.

The Moche of Ancient Peru
Media and Messages
Jeffrey Quilter

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"A new volume in the award-winning Peabody Museum Collection Series presents a refreshing analysis of Moche works from the magnificent collection at Harvard's Peabody Museum. In the richly illustrated [book] archaeologist Jeffrey Quilter gives readers a thorough introduction to this fascinating culture and explores current thinking about Moche politics, history, society, religion, and art." —artdaily.org