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Gregory Areshian, PhD - Assistant Director
gareshia@ucla.edu
(310) 794-4838

Kathlene Avakian - Senior Administrative Analyst
kavakian@ioa.ucla.edu
(310) 794-4839

Amber Cordts-Cole - Program Coordinator, UCLA/Getty Conservation Program
acordts@ucla.edu
(310) 825-9407

Helle Girey - Director, Public Programs
hgirey@ucla.edu
(310) 825-0612

Evgenia Grigorova - Administrative Analyst
evgenia@ioa.ucla.edu
(310) 825-4004

Tyler Lawrence - Technology Analyst, Social Sciences Computing
tyler@ssc.ucla.edu

Laura Lliguin - Administrative Assistant
laural@ioa.ucla.edu
(310) 794-4837

Vanessa Muros - Staff Research Associate, UCLA/Getty Conservation Program
vmuros@ucla.edu
(310) 825-9407

Julie Nemer - Publications Manager, CIOA Press
jnemer@ioa.ucla.edu
(310) 206-9384

Cheri Quinto - Program Representative, Archaeology Graduate Program
cquinto@ioa.ucla.edu
(310) 825-4169

Thomas A. Wake, PhD - Director, Zooarchaeology Lab
twake@ucla.edu
(310) 206-1782

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Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend

Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap. In an effort to test the validity of the Naymlap legend, Donnan directed extensive archaeological excavations at Chotuna and Chornancap--completing plans of the monumental architecture, mapping and excavating most of the major structures, and developing a chronology for the sites. This book presents the results of these excavations and demonstrates the extent to which the archaeological evidence correlates with the sequence of events described in the Naymlap legend.

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