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Moche Fineline Painting From San José de Moro

This full color book describes and illustrates more than 200 painted vessels from San Josè de Moro, a community of ancient Peruvian potters of the Moche Civilization who shared a distinctive painting style and left a fascinating record of their achievement.

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The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology is an interdisciplinary research unit, bringing together more than 35 UCLA faculty members from 11 departments, and more than 40 Research Associates. Other scholars visit as part of the Cotsen Seminars and the Cotsen Visiting Scholar Program.

The Cotsen Institute is a stimulating intellectual environment with three lecture series and two inter-departmental graduate programs: Graduate Program in Archaeology and UCLA/Getty Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation.

Archaeological research through the Cotsen Institute spans the globe and is supported through research grants for scholars and students. The Cotsen Institute houses 15 research laboratories, a computer laboratory, a reading room, a seminar room, and teaching facilities.


The Interdepartmental Program in Archaeology is a Ph.D. program designed to provide broad training in theoretical perspective combined with in depth study of specific areas chosen by each student. This interdisciplinary program draws on faculty from Anthropology, Art History, Classics, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Germanic Languages, History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.	The UCLA/Getty Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is a three-year program—which leads to a master's of art degree—includes two years of classroom-based teaching and laboratory work at UCLA and at the Getty Villa, followed by a one-year supervised internship at other museums or conservation facilities. This course of study provides students with a combination of theory and practical work during the first two years, followed by a final year of concentrated practical experience.	Archaeology can be a transforming force for the global community. The Archaeology Field Program allows students to choose from a range of locations and projects where they can put archaeological methods and theory into practice. Covering a wide swath of ancient time periods, the field schools are directed by leading scholars and each offers 12 units of UCLA credit..