Landscape and politics in the ancient Andes : biographies of place at Khonkho Wankane

1. Verfasser: Smith, Scott C. 1976-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016.
Umfang/Format: xv, 277 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Biographies of place
  • Place-making and politics
  • The Lake Titicaca Basin, past and present
  • The site of Khonkho Wankane
  • Making ritual places : caravan routes and the founding of Khonkho Wankane
  • Experiencing ritual places : stelae, sunken courts, and the creation of an axis mundi
  • The power of ritual places : politics and social difference through time
  • The political cartography of an axis settlement
  • Appendix.