Chan Chan, earth capital: A Study of Architecture and Urbanism from New Perspectives
Keywords:
Chan Chan, Indigenous America, Earth ArchitectureAbstract
This article seeks to address the history and historiography of Chan Chan, the capital of the Chimú Empire, founded in the 9th century in the northern coast of present-day Peru, and the largest city ever built entirely out of earth, with the purpose of disseminating and systematizing the existing body of knowledge about Chan Chan in order to encourage more nation-wide researches, which are practically nonexistent until now. The research, carried out with the support of a grant from Fapesp, being part of the initiatives of the Young Researcher Barroco-Açu Project (2021/06538-9) at the FAU-USP, aimed to outline the historical profile of the city, in parallel with a study of the authors and works that address the topic and advance researches. Thus, it seeks to highlight the importance of recognizing and valuing the cultural and architectural richness of Amerindian indigenous civilizations, as a fundamental learning tool in current times.
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