Book
An archaeological investigation of the Lupaca Kingdom and its origins
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1997 • Pages:
By: Hyslop, John.
Abstract
In this work fifty-two archaeological sites near the southwest shore of Lake Titicaca in Peru were surveyed for information relating to the development and structure of the Lupaca kingdom, a late prehistoric state on the Andean high plateau (ca. 1100 A.D.-1467 A.D.). Hyslop chose this particular area because of the relatively complete description of the social, political, and economic organization of the region made by early chroniclers (see VISTA HECHA A LA PROVINCIA DE CHUCUITO PER GARCIA DIAZ DE SAN MIGUEL EN EL ANO 1567). The information presented in these early documents provided the author with a basis for creating a series of hypotheses about the area as it existed in late prehistoric times. These hypotheses were then examined in the light of the evidence obtained from the archaeological survey itself.
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Notes
- John Hyslop
- UM 76-28,659
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Columbia University, 1974
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities