essay
The urban concept of Chan Chan
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 107-144
By: Kolata, Alan L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author examines the forces that underlay the changes in urban architecture of Chan Chan. Maps of the phases of urban growth are provided. Emphasis is given to structures with political and economic functions including [i]ciudadelas[/i], annexes, burial platforms, intermediate architecture, [i]audiencias[/i], storage areas, and canals. Earlier [i]ciudadelas[/i] were the home of more than one king. Expansion of the intermediate architecture and changes in the [i]ciudadelas[/i] occurred after the canals became inoperable due to tectonic uplift and damage from a major El Niño event. Some walk-in wells were deeper than fifteen meters. Sunken gardens are covered, although fewer details are known about them. They were a primary method of farming after the canals became inoperable. The lower water table also required the city to build closer to the ocean and existing architecture had to be razed to permit construction of [i]ciudadelas[/i] Tschudi and Rivero. The architectural changes are also correlated with imperial expansion and annexation of the Lambayeque Valley. Other changes can be seen to have occurred because of military expansion (northern conquests) after El Niño induced flooding, increased status of the king in relation to the rest of the ruling elite, and expansion of the ruling elite.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sociocultural trends
- Cities
- Architecture
- Settlement patterns
- Water supply
- Warehousing
- Chief executive
- Classes
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1100-530 BP (AD 900-1470)
- 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 L. Kolata
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-144)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89023336
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chimu Indians--Politics and government--Congresses
- Chimu Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
- Chan Chan Site (Peru)--Congresses
- Peru--Antiquities--Congresses