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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452594603321

Autore

Farrington Ian S

Titolo

Cusco [[electronic resource] ] : urbanism and archaeology in the Inka world / / Ian Farrington ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2013

ISBN

0-8130-4632-7

0-8130-4509-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Collana

Ancient cities of the new world

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithMichael Ernest <1953->

MassonMarilyn A

JanusekJohn Wayne <1963->

Disciplina

307.760985/37

Soggetti

Cities and towns - Peru - Cuzco

City planning - Peru - Cuzco

Urbanization - Peru - Cuzco

Human settlements - Peru - Cuzco

Electronic books.

Cuzco (Peru) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Urbanism in prehispanic Andes -- Inka architecture and urban buildings -- Canons of Inka settlement planning -- Archaeology and the town -- A historical topography of Cusco -- Analysis of the Cusco town plan -- Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples -- Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units -- Urban life -- Suburbs and the inner heartland -- Ceremony and ritual -- The navel of the world -- Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning.