Huaca Cao Viejo consists of a platform mound and a large plaza. The platform mound has six tiers, and on those tiers are carved several episodes of what scholars have come to call the Warrior Narrative. On one tier, warriors march in a row. On another, a Moche warrior is shown leading ten naked prisoners bound together by a rope around their neck.
Burials at El Brujo
Many other painted and carved murals have been identified at El Brujo, including supernatural creatures and sailing images, collections of animals and images of sacrifice. Burials found at El Brujo include two large royal burials, each with about a dozen retainers (other people buried with them).Recently identified at El Brujo is a mummied woman with tattoos, buried within a large grave with a great deal of gold and other grave goods. Called la Señora de Cao, she is thought to have been dressed in the role of the Priestess, Figure C in the Sacrifice Ceremony of the Moche Warrior Narrative.
Excavations at El Brujo were conducted at the end of the 21st century by the Proyecto Arqueológico Complejo El Brujo and the Instituto Nacional de Cultura-La Libertad.
