essay

Chimu administration in the provinces

origins and development of the andean state • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1987 • Pages: 121-129

By: Mackey, Carol J..

Abstract

Chimu expansion is viewed in two parts: the first beginning around AD 1200; the second starting about 1300 with the incorporation of the Casma Valley and ending after the takeover of the Lambayeque Valley around 1400. The preexisting polities of Casma in the south and Sicán in the north are briefly described. How much political control was exerted over the added territory changed over time, and the total area conquered was not equivalent to the area actually occupied as evidenced by the presence of Chimu state architecture and ceramics. There is evidence for a melding of architectural styles at Manchan, and ethnohistoric sources state that local lords were absorbed into the Chimu state. Chimu administrative centers are defined and ranked according to architectural and spatial features, indicating four administrative orders above the village level, with functional variability in structures including controlling access to storerooms, supplying food and [i]chicha[/i] (maize beer) to patio areas, managing production of high status items, and overseeing canal construction and corvée labor.

HRAF PubDate

2015

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2014

Field Date

1981-1982

Coverage Date

850-530 BP (AD 1150-1470)

Coverage Place

coastal La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru

Notes

Carol J. Mackey

For bibliographical references see document 39:[Haas, Pozorski, and Pozorski] (1987, References cited)

LCCN

86019332

LCSH

Chimu