Cusco
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Cusco

Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World

  1. 455 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Cusco

Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World

About this book

One person's lifelong research pursuit is brought to fruition here, in the first major publication on the planning and archaeology of the Inka capital of Cusco. No other book to date has focused so extensively on the oldest existing city in the Americas, the "navel of the world" according to the Inka Empire, a fascinating and complex urban landscape that grew and evolved over 3,000 years of continuous human habitation.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Cusco
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. 1. Urbanism in Prehispanic Andes
  12. 2. Inka Architecture and Urban Buildings
  13. 3. Canons of Inka Settlement Planning
  14. 4. Archaeology and the Town
  15. 5. A Historical Topography of Cusco
  16. 6. Analysis of the Cusco Town Plan
  17. 7. Inka Public Spaces, Palaces, and Temples
  18. 8. Kancha and Streets: The Residential Plan-Units
  19. 9. Urban Life
  20. 10. Suburbs and the Inner Heartland
  21. 11. Ceremony and Ritual
  22. 12. The Navel of the World
  23. 13. Cusco: Toward an Understanding of Inka Urbanism
  24. Glossary
  25. Notes
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index