Caballo Muerto

Caballo Muerto is an archaeological complex located on the northern coast of Peru, in the Moche Valley, in the Laredo District of La Libertad Region.

Caballo Muerto was discovered in 1972 by archeologist Michael E. Moseley of Harvard University, then director of the Chan Chan-Moche Valley Project.

Other archaeologists working on the project include Luis Watanabe (1972), Thomas G. Pozorski (1973–1974), and Jorge Ruiz Barcellos.

The archaeological complex of Caballo Muerto features stone and adobe constructions, with mud used as mortar.

[3] The most important and well studied in this area is the site of Huaca de los Reyes, showing a very complex structure with a "U-shaped" layout.

The people of Caballo Muerto, belonging to the Cupisnique culture, were the direct ancestors of the great Moche civilization.