Ancient complex from Chimú period discovered in Peru

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/12/ancient-complex-from-chimu-period-discovered-in-peru/142170?amp

of interest to some hopefully...

[Aetius]

Except for gold I wonder what kind of metal working they did. Any weapons?

Interesting...

John

[Duncan Head]

They certainly made copper weapons.

[Jon Freitag]

Of interest to me.

Chimu worked in gold, silver, copper, bronze.  Their fertility artifacts in metal and blackware pottery are well-known.

[Aetius]

Of interest to me.

Chimu worked in gold, silver, copper, bronze.  Their fertility artifacts in metal and blackware pottery are well-known.

Any bronze weapons been found?

John

[Jon Freitag]

Of interest to me.

Chimu worked in gold, silver, copper, bronze.  Their fertility artifacts in metal and blackware pottery are well-known.

Any bronze weapons been found?

John

Hi John,
There have been metals knives found but most are of the ceremonial Tumi variety.  The MET has a metal atlatl on display but that is not bronze.  There must be other examples but I do not recall seeing any on my last visit to Peru.  Most weapons have points made from volcanic rock that have been knapped into arrowheads/spearheads. The shafts are missing.  There are bronze breastplates but these are (again) most likely ceremonial.

[Aetius]

Thanks Jon, perhaps metals were of such high value that it would be unkthinkable to use them in warfare...

John