Hillforts of the ancient Andes
Subtitle: Colla warfare, society, and landscape
By: Elizabeth N. Arkush
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Gainesville [Florida]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780813061740
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Ethnology; Excavations (Archaeology); Prehistoric Fortification; Colla Indians; Warfare
Other titles: Hill forts of the ancient Andes
Description: 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.
Notes: First paperback printing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Warfare and the built environment; title: The Colla and their lands; title: Studying fortifications; title: Hierarchy and heterarchy within pukara communities; title: Allies and enemies : pukaras in their spatial world; title: Explaining Colla war : pukaras through time; title: Fractured landscapes : fortification and regional histories.