Tembladera

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tembladera was an ancient burial site in the Jequetepeque Valley on Peru's north coast. Ceramic stirrup-spout vessels were important funerary offerings in ancient Peru and numerous vessels of this type have been found. Tembladera style vessels may have influenced the later ceramic tradition of the Paracas culture on the south coast.

Mulatto

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Historically, the label "mulatto" was used by some as a way to classify and discriminate against individuals identified as having multi-racial ancestry—particularly persons who had (or were assumed to have) both white and black heritage.

Salinar

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Salinar culture inhabited the north coast of Peru from 200 BCE-200 CE, sharing many stylistic similarities with Cupisnique and Moche ceramic art. After the decline of the Cupisnique and Chavin cultures, the Salinar period was one of unrest, possibly due to a lack of easily-cultivated land. As the largest Salinar site, Cerro Arena is located on a 2.5 square-kilometer ridge in the Moche Valley.

Towpath

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A towpath is the route adjacent to a waterway where horses walk as they tow small canal boats.

Ukiyo-e

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Ukiyo-e "pictures of the floating world," began as painting but became a particular focus of wood block printing in the Edo period (BCE 1603/1615-1868). The term ukiyo, "floating world," was originally a Buddhist concept referring to impermanence, but came to be associated with the life of urban pleasure districts, especially in Edo (now Tokyo).
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