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Chiquitoy Viejoarticle 1977 • Conrad, Geoffrey W.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
This document presents some of the results of excavations at Chiquitoy Viejo, a site built after the Inka conquest of the Chimu. Although the site appears to be an Inka road waystation or [i]tampu[/i], it is atypical. It was probably an Inka administ...The burial platforms of Chan Chanessay 2010 • Conrad, Geoffrey W.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
This is an examination of the mortuary practices for Chimu kings. Ten compounds ([i]ciudadelas[/i]) within Chan Chan correspond with the ten kings listed in traditional histories. There are descriptions the burial platforms within the [i]ciudadelas[/...Farfan, general Pacatnamu, and the dynastic history of Chimoressay 1990 • Conrad, Geoffrey W.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
This document covers the traditional history and archaeological evidence concerning General Pacatnamu and his provincial capital; probably the site of Farfan, an intrusive Chimu administrative center with architecture similar to the [i]ciudadelas[/i]...