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| Author | : Terry V Levine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-10-17 |
| Genre | : Incas |
| ISBN | : 9780806148106 |
Inka storage systems financed the largest prehistoric New World empire, the Inka state, which extended almost three thousand miles along the west coast of South America and into the Andean highlands. In this volume, prominent anthropologists and archaeologists explore for the first time how Inka storage was integrated into the Inka administrative system, and how Inka authorities consolidated their power by controlling access to concentrated resources. The massive wealth accumulated in Inka storehouses was legendary in sixteenth-century accounts of the Spanish invasion of the Andes. Archaeological studies reported here reveal how and why circular and rectangular Inka structures, known as qollqa, were built at high elevations where climatic conditions protected and preserved the contents. The Inkas tailored the administration of their vast economy-which was without currency-to the resources of each region and political sophistication of the local population. They filled storehouses with agricultural products, textiles and other manufactured goods, and oro from state-owned mines, through an elaborate system of taxation based on corvée labor. As organization and deployment of economic surpluses became more efficient, Inka rulers were able to tighten their control. This major contribution to Andean studies presents research from several regions and from major Inka storage archaelogical sites-Huanuco Pampa, Pumpu, Hatun Xauxa, Valle Calchaqui and Huamachuco. The discussions range from theoretical considerations of Inka political economy to excavation and analysis of individual storage structures. Inka Storage Systems is unique-focusing on storage and emphasizing archaeological data complemented by ethnohistorical interpretations. Contributors Coreen E. Chiswell, Terence N. D'Altory, Timothy L. Earle, Christine A. Hastorf, Heidi A. Lennstrom, Terry Y. LeVine, Craig Morris, James E. Snead, John R. Topic Terry Y. LeVine was Research Associate in the Institute of Archaeology and a Research Consultant in the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles.
| Author | : Linda R. Manzanilla |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2016-05-20 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1315520966 |
The ability to accumulate and store large amounts of goods is a key feature of complex societies in ancient times. Storage strategies reflect the broader economic and political organization of a society and changes in the development of control mechanisms in both administrative and non-administrative—often kinship based—sectors. This is the first volume to examine storage practices in ancient complex societies from a comparative perspective. This volume includes 14 original papers by leading archaeologists from four continents which compare storage systems in three key regions with lengthy traditions of complexity: the ancient Near East, Mesoamerica, and Andes. Storage in Ancient Complex Societies demonstrates the importance of understanding storage for the study of cultural evolution.
| Author | : Stewart Gordon |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2018-01-25 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199093563 |
Though travelling is lauded as a means of enriching our lives, the emphasis is generally on the destination rather than the journey. Yet, throughout human history, routes have ferried not just people but books, scrolls, and art, in addition to armies, ambassadorial entourages, slaves, brides, and pilgrims. The interaction of people on routes generated surprising innovations. Through myths, memoirs, and songs associated with twelve such great routes across five continents, historian Stewart Gordon shows how they captured the collective imagination and shaped the expectations of generations of would-be travellers.
| Author | : Izumi Shimada |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2015-06-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0292760795 |
Massive yet elegantly executed masonry architecture and andenes (agricultural terraces) set against majestic and seemingly boundless Andean landscapes, roads built in defiance of rugged terrains, and fine textiles with orderly geometric designs—all were created within the largest political system in the ancient New World, a system headed, paradoxically, by a single, small minority group without wheeled vehicles, markets, or a writing system, the Inka. For some 130 years (ca. A.D. 1400 to 1533), the Inka ruled over at least eighty-six ethnic groups in an empire that encompassed about 2 million square kilometers, from the northernmost region of the Ecuador–Colombia border to northwest Argentina. The Inka Empire brings together leading international scholars from many complementary disciplines, including human genetics, linguistics, textile and architectural studies, ethnohistory, and archaeology, to present a state-of-the-art, holistic, and in-depth vision of the Inkas. The contributors provide the latest data and understandings of the political, demographic, and linguistic evolution of the Inkas, from the formative era prior to their political ascendancy to their post-conquest transformation. The scholars also offer an updated vision of the unity, diversity, and essence of the material, organizational, and symbolic-ideological features of the Inka Empire. As a whole, The Inka Empire demonstrates the necessity and value of a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates the insights of fields beyond archaeology and ethnohistory. And with essays by scholars from seven countries, it reflects the cosmopolitanism that has characterized Inka studies ever since its beginnings in the nineteenth century.
| Author | : Amelia Khatri |
| Publisher | : Publifye AS |
| Total Pages | : 187 |
| Release | : 2024-10-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 8233934585 |
""Inka History"" offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most intriguing civilizations, challenging long-held assumptions about the Inka Empire. This comprehensive book delves into the empire's rise, complex social structures, and enduring innovations, arguing that the Inka were far more sophisticated and influential than previously recognized. By integrating recent archaeological discoveries, Spanish colonial records, and indigenous oral histories, the book presents a nuanced view of Inka achievements and their place in world history. The narrative progresses logically, starting with the origins of Inka civilization and its rapid expansion, before exploring daily life, religion, and scientific advancements. Readers are introduced to the empire's remarkable feats, such as sustainable agriculture techniques and efficient governance systems that continue to fascinate scholars today. The book's interdisciplinary approach, connecting anthropology, archaeology, and environmental studies, provides a holistic understanding of this pre-Columbian society. What sets this work apart is its accessibility and scholarly rigor, making it valuable for both general readers and academics. By challenging Eurocentric views and highlighting the Inka's technological and cultural contributions, ""Inka History"" invites readers to reconsider their understanding of world history and the legacy of indigenous American civilizations.
| Author | : Gary Urton |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2017-04-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1477311998 |
The world's leading authority on Inka khipus presents a comprehensive overview of the types of information recorded in these knotted strings, demonstrating how they can serve as primary documents for a history of the Inka empire.
| Author | : Alconini, Sonia |
| Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2016-08-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0813052556 |
Imperial frontiers are a fascinating stage for studying the interactions of people, institutions, and their environments. In one of the first books to explore the Inka frontier through archaeology, Sonia Alconini examines part of present-day Bolivia that was once a territory at the edge of the Inka empire. Along this frontier, one of the New World’s most powerful polities came into repeated conflict with tropical lowland groups that it could never subject to its rule. Using extensive field research, Alconini explores the multifaceted socioeconomic processes that transpired in the frontier region. Her unprecedented study shows how the Inka empire exercised control over vast expanses of land and peoples in a territory located hundreds of miles away from the capital city of Cusco, and how people on the frontier navigated the cultural and environmental divide that separated the Andes and the Amazon.
| Author | : Stephan Conermann |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2023-09-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3111296911 |
The study of enslavement has become urgent over the last two decades. Social scientists, legal scholars, human rights activists, and historians, who study forms of enslavement in both modern and historical societies, have sought - and often achieved - common conceptual grounds, thus forging a new perspective that comprises historical and contemporary forms of slavery. What could certainly be termed a turn in the study of slavery has also intensified awareness of enslavement as a global phenomenon, inviting a comparative, trans-regional approach across time-space divides. Though different aspects of enslavement in different societies and eras are discussed, each of the volume's three parts contributes to, and has benefitted from, a global perspective of enslavement. The chapters in Part One propose to structure the global examination of the theoretical, ideological, and methodological aspects of the "global," "local," and "glocal." Part Two, "Regional and Trans-regional Perspectives of the Global," presents, through analyses of historical case studies, the link between connectivity and mobility as a fundamental aspect of the globalization of enslavement. Finally, Part Three deals with personal points of view regarding the global, local, and glocal. Grosso modo, the contributors do not only present their case studies, but attempt to demonstrate what insights and added-value explanations they gain from positioning their work vis-à-vis a broader "big picture."
| Author | : Matthew P. Sayre |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2017-03-20 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 3319528491 |
This volume contributes to the emerging topic of social paleoethnobotany with a series of papers exploring dynamic aspects of past social life, particularly the day-to-day practices and politics of procuring, preparing, and consuming plants. The contributors to this volume illustrate how one can bridge differences between the natural and social sciences through the more socially-focused interpretations of botanical datasets. The chapters in this volume draw on a diversity of plant-derived datasets, macrobotanical, microbotanical, and molecular, which contribute to general paleoethnobotanical practice today. They also carefully consider the contexts in which the plant remains were recovered. These studies illustrate that the richest interpretations come from projects that are able to consider the widest range of data types, particularly as they aim to move beyond simple descriptions of food items and environmental settings. The authors in this volume address several themes including: the collection of wild resources, the domestication of crops and spread of agriculture, the role of plant remains in questions regarding domestic life, ritual, and gender as well as the broader implications of a socially-engaged paleoethnobotany. These studies point a path forward for the constantly evolving field of paleoethnobotany, one that is methodologically rigorous and theoretically engaged. Together, these papers shed light on ways in which the specialized analysis of plant remains can contribute to theory building and advancing archaeological understanding of past lifeways.
| Author | : Neil Asher Silberman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 2130 |
| Release | : 2012-11 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 0199735786 |
The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough coverage to historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past. In addition to these theoretical entries, other entries describe the major excavations, discoveries, and innovations, from the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the use of luminescence dating. Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time. In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
