Hillforts of the Ancient Andes [electronic resource] : Colla Warfare, Society, and Landscape /
Arkush, Elizabeth N.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
2010.
By focusing on the pre-Inca society in this key region of the Andes, Elizabeth Arkush demonstrates how a thorough archaeological investigation of these hillfort towns reveals new ways to study the sociopolitical organization of pre-Columbian societies.
Description based upon print version of record.
By focusing on the pre-Inca society in this key region of the Andes, Elizabeth Arkush demonstrates how a thorough archaeological investigation of these hillfort towns reveals new ways to study the sociopolitical organization of pre-Columbian societies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-286) and index.
Warfare and the built environment -- The Colla and their lands -- Studying fortifications -- Hierarchy and heterarchy within pukara communities -- Allies and enemies : pukaras in their spatial world -- Explaining Colla war : pukaras through time -- Fractured landscapes : fortification and regional histories.
Description based on print version record.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Fortification, Prehistoric
Colla Indians