Chimú Conquest and Administration at Talambo, Jequetepeque, Perú

Summary

There are few communities in the Andes untouched by the legacies of empire. On the North Coast of Peru, the Chimú (900—1470 AD) formed the most extensive empire in the region prior to Inca conquest. Significant archaeological and ethnohistoric evidence from the Jequetepeque Valley—the first region to be incorporated by the Chimú— has illustrated the nature of this conquest and the varying impacts on local communities. The site of Talambo, located in the lower neck of the Jequetepeque Valley, has long been identified as a Chimú administrative center (Keatinge and Conrad 1983), yet little is known about the nature of Chimú conquest at the site or the impact of Chimú administration on the previously autonomous community. This paper presents the results of recent archaeological excavation of the Chimú Period at Talambo.

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• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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