Dating back to the 7th century, this throne room is one of two pillared halls excavated this year at Panamarca. Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the first known painted throne room belonging to a very powerful Moche woman. Dating back to the 7th century, this throne room is one of two pillared halls excavated this year at Panamarca, a site that served as a key political and religious center located 350 km north of Lima. The Moche civilization flourished along the northern Peruvian coast from around 350 to 850 AD.