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Introduction: human exploitation and organization on the north Andean coast

chan chan: andean desert cityAlbuquerquePublished In 2010 • Pages: 1-24

By: Moseley, Michael Edward.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A speculative model is presented for economic and political development on the north coast of Peru from the Archaic period to the Inka occupation, focusing on the late Early Formative period through the Chimu Tradition (only data on Chimu are topic indexed). Chimu large-scale organization and some of its institutions seem to have had their origins in the Initial period. Topics covered include the economic and political developments as they relate to the physical environment, agriculture, taxation in the form of corvée labor, government reciprocity and redistribution, and administration, including manufacturing, and dynastic succession.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Topography and geology
Historical reconstruction
Sociocultural trends
Tillage
Production and supply
Chief executive
Administrative agencies
Taxation and public income
Government enterprises
Miscellaneous government activities
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
essay
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; 2013
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
3500 BP-500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
north coast Peru
NotesAdditional notes
Michael E. Moseley
For bibliographical references see document 18:[Moseley and Day] (2010, References)
Reprint of 1982 copy
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80054567
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Chanchán (Peru)