Research Catalog

Title

The Incas and their ancestors : the archaeology of Peru / Michael E. Moseley.

Author

Moseley, Michael Edward.

Publication

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2001.

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Details

Description

288 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Summary

Synopsis: Described as "magnificent" and a "masterly study" on its first publication, The Incas and their Ancestors quickly established itself as the best general introduction to the cultures and civilizations of ancient Peru. Now this classic text has been fully updated for the revised edition. New discoveries over the last decade are integrated throughout. The occupation of Peru's desert coast can now be traced back to 12,000 BC and ensuing maritime adaptations are examined in early littoral societies that mummified their dead and others that were mound builders. The spread of Andean agriculture is related to fresh data on climate, and protracted drought is identified as a recurrent contributor to the rise and fall of civilizations in the Cordillera. The results of recent excavations enliven understanding of coastal Moche and Nazca societies and the ancient highland states of Huari and Tiwanaku. Architectural models accompanying burials provide fresh interpretations of the palaces of imperial Chan Chan, while the origins of the lncas are given new clarity by a spate of modern research on America's largest native empire.

Subjects

• Informational works
• Incas
• Antiquities
• Peru > Antiquities

Genre/Form

Informational works.

Note

• "With 234 illustrations."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

Contents

The Incas 9 -- The conquest 11 -- The historical record 12 -- The archaeological record 17 -- Chapter 2 Land of the Four Quarters 25 -- The Cordillera 25 -- Geography of the Four Quarters 32 -- Making a living 43 -- Chapter 3 The Inca Model of Statecraft 51 -- The cosmos 51 -- The ayllu 53 -- Statecraft 70 -- Chapter 4 Colonization of the Cordillera 87 -- The colonization process 87 -- Adaptive dispersal 92 -- Domestication 102 -- Chapter 5 The Preceramic Foundations of Civilization 107 -- Preceramic economies 107 -- Social formations 114 -- Arts 115 -- Monumental architecture 117 -- Chapter 6 The Initial Period and Early Horizon 131 -- Irrigation agriculture 133 -- Monumental architecture 136 -- Highland developments 143 -- The Titicaca Basin 154 -- The Early Horizon 158 -- The southern sphere 158 -- Chavin and the northern sphere 163 -- Chapter 7 The Early Intermediate Period 173 -- North coast 174 -- The central and south coasts 196 -- The sierra 203 -- The altiplano 208 -- Chapter 8 The Middle Horizon 223 -- Moche upheaval 223 -- Huari adaptive dispersal 230 -- Tiwanaku 238 -- Chapter 9 The Late Intermediate Period 245 -- The Titicaca region 245 -- The southern sierra 247 -- The central and northern sierra 257 -- The central and south coasts 258 -- Chimor and the north 261.

Call Number

JGF 02-105

ISBN

• 0500282773
• 9780500282779

LCCN

00108866

OCLC

46432080

Author

Moseley, Michael Edward.

Title

The Incas and their ancestors : the archaeology of Peru / Michael E. Moseley.

Imprint

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2001.

Edition

Rev ed.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR F3429 .M848 2001