Cusco : urbanism and archaeology in the Inka world

1. Verfasser: Farrington, Ian S.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2014.
Ausgabe: First paperback printing.
Umfang/Format: xx, 431 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Ancient cities of the new world
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Cusco
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Urbanism in prehispanic Andes
  • Inka architecture and urban buildings
  • Canons of Inka settlement planning
  • Archaeology and the town
  • A historical topography of Cusco
  • Analysis of the Cusco town plan
  • Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples
  • Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units
  • Urban life
  • Suburbs and the inner heartland
  • Ceremony and ritual
  • The navel of the world
  • Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.