Caracterización y funcionalidad del conjunto amurallado Chayhuac An en el complejo arqueológico de Chan Chan
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2024
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
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El conjunto amurallado Chayhuac An, parte del complejo arqueológico de Chan Chan, fue objeto de una investigación para estudiar su arquitectura y funcionalidad. Los trabajos arqueológicos revelaron que este conjunto fue construido con muros de adobe sobre cimientos de piedra unidos con barro, siendo más anchos en la base y angostos en la cima. Se utilizaron adobes rotos, tierra, piedras y otros desechos para construir pisos, rellenos de paredes, rampas y plataformas. Chayhuac An presenta un diseño interno bipartito con una distribución en dos sectores, similar a la división tripartita. Recientes investigaciones documentaron muros perimétricos de corte trapezoidal adosados a un primer muro de adobe sin talud aparente. Estos muros tienen una sección tronco piramidal, con un talud suave en ambos lados, una base de 2 m de ancho y una altura conservada de 5 m. El proceso constructivo inició con la colocación de una sobrebase de piedras medianas unidas con argamasa de barro. En resumen, Chayhuac An exhibe una arquitectura temprana con áreas libres y concentraciones de estructuras pequeñas entre las edificaciones monumentales e intermedias.
ABSTRACT The Chayhuac An walled compound, part of the Chan Chan archaeological complex, was the subject of research to study its architecture and functionality. The archaeological works revealed that this compound was built with adobe walls on stone foundations joined with clay, with wider bases and narrower tops. Broken adobes, earth, stones, and other waste materials were used for flooring, wall fillings, ramps, and platforms. Chayhuac An features an internal bipartite design with a distribution in two sectors, similar to the tripartite division. Recent research has documented perimeter walls with trapezoidal cuts attached to a first adobe wall without apparent slope. These walls have a truncated pyramidal section, with a gentle slope on both sides, a 2 m wide base, and a conserved height of 5 m. The construction process began with the placement of a stone base of medium-sized stones joined with clay mortar. In summary, Chayhuac An exhibits early architecture with open spaces and concentrations of small structures between monumental and intermediate buildings.
ABSTRACT The Chayhuac An walled compound, part of the Chan Chan archaeological complex, was the subject of research to study its architecture and functionality. The archaeological works revealed that this compound was built with adobe walls on stone foundations joined with clay, with wider bases and narrower tops. Broken adobes, earth, stones, and other waste materials were used for flooring, wall fillings, ramps, and platforms. Chayhuac An features an internal bipartite design with a distribution in two sectors, similar to the tripartite division. Recent research has documented perimeter walls with trapezoidal cuts attached to a first adobe wall without apparent slope. These walls have a truncated pyramidal section, with a gentle slope on both sides, a 2 m wide base, and a conserved height of 5 m. The construction process began with the placement of a stone base of medium-sized stones joined with clay mortar. In summary, Chayhuac An exhibits early architecture with open spaces and concentrations of small structures between monumental and intermediate buildings.
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Arqueología peruana, Cultura Chimú, Conjunto arquitectónico