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Pattern and meaning in prehistoric peruvian architecture: the architecture of social control in the Chimu State
Latin American antiquity • 3 (2) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 95-113
By: Moore, Jerry D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is an examination of the hypothesis that Chimu U-shaped rooms were administrative offices or checkpoints controlling access to storage rooms; a mark of authority and supervision associated with Chimu state-sponsored projects. Graph theory and locational geography models are proposed for archaeological assessment of access patterns in architecture. Analysis of several [i]ciudadelas[/i] at Chan Chan using the models indicates that U-shaped rooms were not significantly associated with storerooms within the main compounds, so archaeologists will need develop other hypotheses.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Streets and traffic
- Warehousing
- Public structures
- Cultural participation
- Cities
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chimu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1100-530 BP (900-1470 AD)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chan Chan, Huanchaco, Trujillo province (Moche Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jerry D. Moore
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91649207
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chimu