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It is long been known throughout the academic universe that the Moche people had no formalistic writing system. They have no alphabet, therefore did not communicate using the written word that we are so accustomed to using in our everyday lives. With the use of the internet it is possible for us to communicate our thoughts virtually every second. We eagerly accept the possibility that a culture whose inventive style of art that was adopted through a large portion of the Peruvian coast would not have any form of written communication. I argue that this is not only ridiculous, but that their concept of writing is different than previously considered. The modern concept of art in the form of pictographs is in fact a written account of Moche life. In Western civilization, writing is the ultimate way to express ourselves to one another when the ability to verbally communicate is not available. We transmit ideas, news, and thoughts about various aspects of life to people all over the globe. It might appear to an outsider that areas of importance to the western world would denote an economic theme. Westerners measure things in the form of money, or weights, or other duty that incorporates the notion of counting. We write about numbers, communicate in numbers, and trade across the globe with the use of numbers. Perhaps in Moche culture, economics and trade is not the main focus of the societal core, but activities of trade that draw people together. Perhaps what is traded is not the central focus of the action but the activities surrounding trade itself. If this is to be accepted as truth, then the expression of the action would not need to be denoted in numbers, but in pictures of the action. Instead of a written set of instructions to the next generation for guidance, perhaps the act of telling the story is more important. Providing the next generation with a written account of events is not as important as making sure that the next generation creates a written account of the event as it is occurring – so that the event is never forgotten.