Chimu rural administrative centres in the Moche Valley, Peru

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Abstract
Recent field work in the Moche Valley, Peru, has focused attention on the socio‐economic organization of the valley during the Chimu occupation of the prehistoric city of Chan Chan (Late Intermediate Period, A.D. 1000–1476). Three Chimu rural administrative centres are described and a functional interpretation presented. An analysis of architectural and ecological factors suggests that these centres represented ‘state presence’ in non‐metropolitan areas of the valley and had as their primary function the maintenance of state control over land, water and labour resources.

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