Chotuna and Chornancap : Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend Hardback
by Christopher B. Donnan
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Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact.
Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap.
In an effort to test the validity of the Naymlap legend, Donnan directed extensive archaeological excavations at Chotuna and Chornancap--completing plans of the monumental architecture, mapping and excavating most of the major structures, and developing a chronology for the sites.
This book presents the results of these excavations and demonstrates the extent to which the archaeological evidence correlates with the sequence of events described in the Naymlap legend.
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- Pages:280 pages
- Publisher:Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Publication Date:12/01/2012
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- ISBN:9781931745888
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:280 pages
- Publisher:Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Publication Date:12/01/2012
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- ISBN:9781931745888
