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Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

Chimú (1200–1470) before Inca 1470 remodel Inca-Chimú style palace hybrid·Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Pacasmayo, Jequetepeque Valley, Farfan near Guadalupe, Pacasmayo desert, Peru

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About Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

Farfan Mackey & Klymyshyn 1970s Chimu north palaces with Inca hybrid. Recorded context — Period: Chimú (1200–1470) before Inca 1470 remodel Inca-Chimú style palace hybrid; Culture: Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing; Field status: excavated; Materials: adobe Chimú, Inca niche plaster 10 cm thick; Condition: preserved.

Why it mattersKey Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Astronomical alignment

Theories

  1. 01Observatory

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
1200 CE Chimú compounds 100 m × 80 m; 1470 Inca niche compound
Period
Chimú (1200–1470) before Inca 1470 remodel Inca-Chimú style palace hybrid
Culture
Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing
Purpose
Northernmost Chimú palace city (30 ha) with 6 walled compounds 100 ×80 each and Inca 1470 compound with 34 niches — frontier capital 30 km N Trujillo to control Jequetepeque rice
Rediscovered
Modern excavation 1969
Excavation
Excavated
  1. 1950 excavation

    Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

  2. 1200 CE Chimú compounds 100 m × 80 m; 1470 Inca niche compound

    Initial construction / first occupation at Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

On the ground

Structures & features

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