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Chronology and settlement growth at Chan Chan

chan chan: andean desert cityAlbuquerquePublished In 2010 • Pages: 67-85

By: Kolata, Alan L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A construction sequence is proposed for the [i]ciudadelas[/i] at Chan Chan based on of different adobe brick types used to build [i]audiencias[/i]. Brick seriation and architectural morphology provide the basis of a construction chronology for the city, interpreted as mirroring the birth, expansion, and end of the Chimu economy and empire.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Dating methods in archaeology
Chronologies and culture sequences
Sociocultural trends
Masonry
Public structures
Miscellaneous facilities
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
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
5: Excellent Primary 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
1974-1975
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1100-524 BP (AD 900-1476)
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
Alan Louis Kolata
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)