Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) List of illustrations -- Introduction -- I. General features of the ruins (The North Central Link -- Chimu land and culture -- Construction -- Burials -- Skulls -- Mural paintings) -- II. Description of sites visited (Coastal valleys of Peru -- Valley of Virú -- Valley of Moche -- Valley of Chicama {The Brujo Group -- Salamanca and Sonolipe -- Cartavio, Chiquitoy, and Vicinity} -- Valley of Jequetepeque {Pacasmayo-San Pedro District -- Jequetepeque District -- Dos Cabezas -- Ciudad de la Barranca -- Guadalupe District: Estacos} -- Ancient Road between Jequetepeque and Saña {Measurements} -- Valley of Saña -- Valley of Lambayeque-Etén {Rajada near Sipán -- Etén and Reque -- Pimentel and San José -- Chtuna -- Lambayeque} -- Valley of La Leche {Túcume -- El Purgatorio}) -- III. Artifacts (Pottery -- Textiles) -- Conclusions -- Bibliography Fieldiana, Anthropology Memoirs, Vol. 2, No. 2 The Field Museum Library Today's Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943, 1966-) began as the Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and changed its name to Chicago Natural History Museum from 1943-1966