Book
Inka settlement planning
University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Hyslop, John.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hyslop explores the design of Inkan settlements as a way to understand Inkan thought and 'how the empire was organized, managed, and defended.' (page xi). Hyslop also 'attempts to ascribe Andean meaning to archaeological features and patterns.' (page xii). He discusses Inka settlements and architectural features throughout their historic range from Ecuador to Argentina and Chile. In addition to settlements other features are discussed: rocks, rock outcrops, water systems, terracing, forts, and garrisons. Hyslop discusses how the Inkan state settlements reflected ritual concerns and were one way the Inka state expanded and maintained control.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Economic planning and development
- Cultural participation
- Land use
- Water supply
- Masonry
- Architecture
- Settlement patterns
- Streets and traffic
- Highways and bridges
- Military installations
- Sacred objects and places
- Ethnogeography
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Inka
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974, 1978-1981, 1986-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1200-1600
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- John Hyslop
- Maps on lining papers
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-364) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89039443
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Incas