Palacio Rivero - Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Peru
| General Attributes |
DOI| 10.26301/jgf3-jm06 | |
| Project Name | Palacio Rivero - Chan Chan Archaeological Zone |
| Country | Peru |
| Status | Published |
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| Spatial Data | Download (Links to all available data types will be emailed) |
| Data Bounds (approx.) |
Data Types |
| Data Type |
Size |
Device Name |
Device Type |
| LiDAR - Terrestrial | 16.76 GB | Faro Focus S350 | Phase Based Laser Scanner |
| Photogrammetry - Aerial | 8.01 GB | DJI Phantom 4 Pro | Drone |
| Photogrammetry - Terrestrial | 19.72 GB | Nikon D810 | DSLR |
| Background |
| Site Description | Chan Chan Archaeological Site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986. The property’s Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, adopted in 2011, describes it as an 'absolute masterpiece of town planning' that 'uniquely integrates the symbolic and sacred architecture with technological knowledge and the adaptation to the native environment'. Over 100,000 people visit the site every year to gain a better understanding of the lives of those who built one of the most powerful empires in pre-Columbian America.
At the time of the property’s inscription, the World Heritage Committee decided to simultaneously inscribe it on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the rapid deterioration of the archaeological site’s state of conservation, Resulting from its vulnerability to climatic conditions. The adobe metropolis of Chan Chan was once the capital city of the Chimú civilization which flourished on the northern coast of Peru between the 10th and 15th centuries. Stretching over twenty square kilometers, Chan Chan was once the largest pre-Columbian city in South America. The Chimú transformed the landscape of the area with thousands of structures, adobe walls etched with images of fish and seabirds and intricately shaped geometrical designs. The city planning reflects a strict political and social hierarchy, marked by the city's division into nine
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| Project Description |
CyArk traveled to Northern Peru in August 2019 to document the Palacio Tschudi and Palacio Rivero walled complexes within the UNESCO world heritage site of Chan Chan. The sites documented were selected in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Peru through the Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de La Libertad and the Proyecto Especial Complejo Arqueologico Chan Chan (Pecach). Mapping efforts included LiDAR laser scanning, terrestrial photogrammetry and aerial photogrammetry with drones. Higher resolution capture was completed at the funerary complex at Palacio Rivero and the audiencias at Palacio Tschudii. The funerary complex and audiencias are protected with protective roof coverings and cannot be documented from the air. A workshop on digital documentation was held for participants from the Proyecto Especial Complejo Arqueológico Chan Chan around digital documentation and processing techniques for use in the ongoing monitoring program. |
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| Collection Date | 2019-08-12 to 2019-08-22 |
| Publication Date | 2020-06-22 |
| License Type | CC BY-NC-SA |
| Citation |
| 2020: Palacio Rivero - Chan Chan Archaeological Zone - LiDAR - Terrestrial , Photogrammetry - Aerial , Photogrammetry - Terrestrial . Collected by CyArk . Distributed by Open Heritage 3D. https://doi.org/10.26301/jgf3-jm06 |
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