Book
Ancient Andean political economy
University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1992 • Pages:
By: Stanish, Charles.
Abstract
This research is based on a site survey and excavation of tombs and household dwellings in the Otora valley of southern coastal Peru. The time period covered ranges from the immediate post-Tanawaka period (ca. 1100 AD), time of the earliest settlements in the area, up to the Inca period. (beginning 1465). Most of the data consists of ceramic sherds, fish and camelid bones, and tomb and dwelling architecture. By distinguishing between domestic and non-domestic remains, Stanish is able to determine the degree of social heterogeneity and outside political control. According to Stanish, the settlement of the Otora valley represents an expansion of coastal kingdoms following the break up of the Tanawaka empire, which was centered on Lake Titicaca and originally colonized the coast. The coastal kingdoms remained independent of the Lake kingdoms that followed the Tanawaka, until after the Inca conquest.
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Notes
- Charles Stanish
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-190) and index
- LCCN
- 91014442
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities