essay
The infrastructure of Inka control in the Peruvian central highlands
inca and aztec states, 1400-1800 : anthropology and history • New York • Published In 1982 • Pages: 153-171
By: Morris, Craig.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Craig Morris uses archaeological materials from two centers (Huánuco Pampa and the TAMPU of Tunsukancha) along Inca state roads to depict the political administration of empire in 1532. The recent evidence that Morris cites indicates that such centers provided a place for leaders to give their followers feasts accompanied with heavy drinking and much political-religious ceremony. This argument points to the fragility of administrative mechanisms, which more nearly resembled village rituals of solidarity than the full-time bureaucracies and standing armies too easily suggested, at least to the modern mind, by the elaborate state roadways, edifices, and stored goods constructed and accumulated by the Incas (p. 153).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Prehistory
- Mnemonic devices
- Drinking establishments
- Architecture
- Public structures
- Commercial facilities
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Travel
- Travel services
- Highways and bridges
- Government activities
- Military organization
- Military installations
- Logistics
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Inka
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 468 BP (1532 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central highlands, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Craig Morris
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82006760
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Incas