▁used ▁as ▁a ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁Mo che ▁religious ▁el ite . ▁The ▁grave ▁goods ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁Hu aca ▁del ▁Sol ▁suggest ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁inter ment ▁of ▁political ▁r ul ers . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁platform , ▁black ▁rock ▁and ▁adjacent ▁p ati os ▁were ▁the ▁sites ▁of ▁human ▁sacrifice ▁rit uals . ▁These ▁are ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Mo che ▁visual ▁arts , ▁most ▁not ably ▁painted ▁cer am ics . ▁After ▁the ▁sacrifice , ▁bodies ▁of ▁vict ims ▁would ▁be ▁hur led ▁over ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Hu aca ▁and ▁left ▁exposed ▁in ▁the ▁p ati os . ▁Research ers ▁have ▁discovered ▁multiple ▁ske let ons ▁of ▁adult ▁males ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁rock , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁tra uma , ▁usually ▁a ▁severe ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head , ▁as ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Mon uments ▁Fund ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁at ▁Hu aca ▁de ▁la ▁L una ▁to ▁support ▁needed ▁conservation ▁work . ▁This ▁includes ▁on going ▁assess ments , ▁documentation , ▁stabil ization , ▁and ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁exc av ated ▁architect ural ▁and ▁decor ative ▁elements . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁El ▁Bru jo ▁Mo che ▁culture ▁H uan ch aco ▁Tru j illo , ▁Peru ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁And es , ▁from ▁Ch av in ▁to ▁In ca . ▁Reb e cca ▁Stone ▁Miller , ▁Th ames ▁and ▁Hudson , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁