Huari and Huamachuco
essay 1991 Topic, John R.

HuariSouth America > Central Andes
Topic 'examines the relationship between Huari and Huamachuco by focusing … on four sites: Viracochapampa, Marca Huamachuco, Cerro Amaru, and Cerro Sazon.' (page 141). Viracochapampa is a planned site that was never finished. Through analysis of the ...

Lower-class social and economic organization at Chan Chan
essay 2010 Topic, John R.

ChimuSouth America > Central Andes
Starting from the proposition that the urban lower class is key to understanding pre-industrial cities, a model is constructed for the characteristics, organization, and orientation of the lower class in Chan Chan. An overview of the urban settlement...

Craft production in the kingdom of Chimor
essay 1990 Topic, John R.

ChimuSouth America > Central Andes
Craft production and craft specialists in the city of Chan Chan are discussed, and compared with archaeological evidence for craft production in the provincial centers. Parallels are found in ethnohistorical evidence, despite a four generations remov...