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Huari and Huamachucoessay 1991 • Topic, John R.
Huari • South 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 Chanessay 2010 • Topic, John R.
Chimu • South 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 Chimoressay 1990 • Topic, John R.
Chimu • South 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...