essay
Cultural continuities and discontinuities on the northern north coast of Peru, Middle-Late Horizons
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 297-392
By: Shimada, Izumi.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In order to begin to provide an empirical basis for addressing the historical veracity of the legend of Naymlap, this document undertakes a diachronic examination of the archeological evidence from the Lambayeque area, particularly that pertaining to the Moche and Chimu periods (circa AD 550-1350). The region's hydrological and political systems are compared and contrasted with those of the southern valleys of the North Coast region. The Sican Archaeological Project spanned eleven field seasons, with much work done at the residential/craft production site of Huaca del Pueblo Batan Grande. Numerous radiocarbon dates from that site and others from the region are discussed, as well as the potential for relative dating of adobes and murals from monumental architecture. Also considered are ceramics, ceramic iconographies, Huari influence on iconography, settlement patterns, architecture, changes in adobe bricks including the marks on them, changes in trade (especially [i]Spondylus[/i] shells and a kind of copper currency), and the start of large-scale copper alloy production.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Settlement patterns
- Architecture
- Masonry
- Ceramic technology
- Visual arts
- 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
- 1300-524 BP (AD 700-1476)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Lambayeque Valley Complex, Lambayeque region, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Izumi Shimada
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-392)
- 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