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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798302803321

Autore

Alconini Mujica Sonia

Titolo

Southeast Inka frontiers : boundaries and interactions / / Sonia Alconini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8130-5963-1

0-8130-5255-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

985

Soggetti

Incas - History

Indians of South America - Peru - History

Peru History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ancient imperial frontiers and the Inka -- Inka Andean imperialism: assessing the southeastern Inka frontier -- Ethnohistory: the southeastern Inka frontier and the Guaraní invasions -- Regional changes within the Inka frontier zone: the multiethnic Valley of Oroncota -- Excavations in the Oroncota Inka complex -- At the frontier edge: regional changes in Khosko Toro -- Excavations in the Cuzcotuyo Inka Fortress -- Conclusion: Dynamics of the southeastern Inka frontier.

Sommario/riassunto

Alconini explores the interactions between the Inka and Amazonia, a large empire versus a less complex population. The book focuses on frontier archaeology and the socio-economic forces at play in the Inka empire's borders.