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Urban settlement systems and rural sustaining communities: an example from Chan Chan's hinterland
Journal of field archaeology • 2 (3) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 215-227
By: Keatinge, Richard W..
Abstract
The author excavated at the site of Cerro la Virgen, a rural village of agglutinated rooms in the Moche Valley near the Chimu city of Chan Chan. The site is bisected by the coastal highway, and there are agricultural fields, a canal, and a cemetery nearby. Excavations took place on the road, and within some of the rooms, the looted cemetery, and a midden. Findings indicate a diet based on agricultural products, along with fish, shellfish, llama, and guinea pig. Numerous wood, stone, and bone tools were found in the rooms along with numerous storage pits and sunken jars. Several lines of evidence suggest this rural village was responsible for farming the nearby fields. The village is nucleated and the fields are formally laid out, suggesting they were part of a state-controlled agricultural enterprise.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field Date
- 1969, 1971
- Coverage Date
- 1000-524 BP (AD 1000-1476)
- Coverage Place
- Cerro la Virgen, Huanchaco, Trujillo province (Moche Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- Notes
- Richard W. Keatinge
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 75641025
- LCSH
- Chimu