Pikillacta : the Wari Empire in Cuzco /

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The origin of the first Andean imperial state has been the subject of lively debate for decades. Archaeological sites dating to the Peruvian Middle Horizon time period, a.d. 540 to 900, appear to give evidence for the emergence of an expansive empire that set the stage for the development of the lat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McEwan, Gordon Francis (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Huari Indians > Politics and government.
Huari architecture > Peru > Cusco (Region)
Huari pottery > Peru > Cusco (Region)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Peru > Cusco (Region)
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Huari architecture
Huari pottery
Pikillacta Site (Peru)
Cusco (Peru : Region) > Antiquities.
Pikillacta (Pérou : Site archéologique)
Peru > Cusco (Region)
Peru > Pikillacta Site
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Sumario:The origin of the first Andean imperial state has been the subject of lively debate for decades. Archaeological sites dating to the Peruvian Middle Horizon time period, a.d. 540 to 900, appear to give evidence for the emergence of an expansive empire that set the stage for the development of the later Inca state. This archaeological investigation of Pikillacta, the largest provincial site of Peru's pre-Inca Wari empire, provides essential background for interpreting the empire's political and cultural organization. With engineering skills rivaling those of the builders of Cuzco itself, the War.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references pages (165-178) and index.
ISBN:9781587295966
1587295962

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