{"product_id":"ancient-cuzco-9780292702790","title":"Ancient Cuzco","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cuzco Valley of Peru was both the sacred and the political center of the largest state in the prehistoric Americas—the Inca Empire. From the city of Cuzco, the Incas ruled at least eight million people in a realm that stretched from modern-day Colombia to Chile. Yet, despite its great importance in the cultural development of the Americas, the Cuzco Valley has only recently received the same kind of systematic archaeological survey long since conducted at other New World centers of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the results of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project that Brian Bauer directed from 1994 to 2000, this landmark book undertakes the first general overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca. 7000 B.C.) to the fall of the Inca Empire in A.D. 1532. Combining archaeological survey and excavation data with historical records, the book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the l\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a major, up-to-date synthesis of a large mass of empirical archaeological information, much of it collected during the past ten-to-fifteen years by Bauer and his associates. It also presents a full synthesis of historic and ethno historic sources bearing upon Cuzco and its inhabitants, including many previously unpublished photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that add greatly to the book's overall importance and appeal.\" Jeffrey R. Parsons, Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Latin American Archaeology, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Introduction to the Inca \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Valley at the Time of the Inca Empire: A Brief Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Valley and Its Natural Resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of Cuzco Archaeological Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The Inca Heartland \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Social Hierarchy of the Cuzco Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Human Impact and Environmental History of the Cuzco Region (Alex Chepstow-Lusty, Brian S. Bauer, and Michael Frogley) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIce Cores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake-Sediment Cores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Environment and Human Impact: 10,000-2000 BC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Environment and Human Impact: 2000 BC-AD 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Environment and Human Impact: AD 100-1100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Environment and Human Impact: AD 1100-1490\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Environment and Human Impact during the Little Ice Age: AD 1490-1880\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Archaic Period and the First People of the Cuzco Valley (9500-2200 BC) (Brian Bauer, Bradford Jones, and Cindy Klink) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Archaic Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Formative Period and the Emergence of Ranked Societies (2200 BC-AD 200) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Early Formative Phase (2200-1500 BC) and the Beginnings of Ceramic Production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Middle Formative Phase and the Establishment of Autochthonous Village Leadership (ca. 1500-500 BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Late Formative Phase and the Development of a Valley-wide Chiefdom (500 BC-AD 200)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Late Formative Phase in the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Qotakalli Period: Time of Regional Development (AD 200-600) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevious Research on the Qotakalli Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltiplano Influence in the Cuzco Region during the Qotakalli Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuzco Valley during the Qotakalli Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Distribution of Qotakalli Ceramics beyond the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. The Wari Period (AD 600-1000) in the Cuzco Region \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndicators of Wari Influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Development and Expansion of the Wari Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Site of Pikillacta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wari in the Cuzco Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDating the Period of Wari Influence in the Cuzco Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. The Development of the Inca State (AD 1000-1400) (Brian S. Bauer and R. Alan Covey) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevious Research on the Development of the Inca Heartland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchaeological Surveys in the Inca Heartland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeramic Styles of the Killke Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Killke-Related Styles in the Cuzco Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState Formation in the Cuzco Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Region South of the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Region West and Northwest of the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Region North of the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Region East and Southeast of the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInca State Formation and Imperial Administrative Strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. The Cuzco Valley during Imperial Inca Rule \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying Inca Sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistribution of Inca Sites in the Cuzco Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage Facilities in Cuzco and the Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Site of Sacsayhuaman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Inca Cuzco \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant Documents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Arrival of the First Europeans in Cuzco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of Inca Cuzco (1533-1536)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plazas of Central Cuzco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Casana Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coracora Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Side of the Plaza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Amarucancha Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sondorhuasi Tower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Acllahuasi Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hatuncancha Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pucamarca Compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCusicancha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Important Buildings in Cuzco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11. The Coricancha \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtahualpa's Ransom and the Gold of the Coricancha (1533-1534)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Early Descriptions of the Coricancha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coricancha and Inca Astronomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coricancha as the Center of the Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coricancha and the Shrines of the Cuzco Ceque System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12. The Mummies of the Royal Inca \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolo de Ondegardo and the Inca Mummies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncestor Worship in the Andes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Royal Panacas of Cuzco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare for the Mummies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresentations of the Inca Kings and Their Huauques and Bultos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscovery and Destruction of the Royal Inca Mummies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolo de Ondegardo, Viceroy Hurtado de Mendoza, and the Fate of the Inca Mummies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13. Overview of the Inca Heartland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix. Radiocarbon Dates from the Cuzco Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400843731287,"sku":"9780292702790","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292702790.jpg?v=1730471719","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancient-cuzco-9780292702790","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}