At Home with the Sapa Inca Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero

• Main Author: Nair, Stella
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Austin University of Texas Press 2015
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Antiquities; Archaeology; Architecture and anthropology; Architecture and anthropology-Peru-Chinchero (District); Art & Art History; Caribbean & Latin American; Chinchero (District); Chinchero (Peru : District); Chinchero (Peru : District)-Antiquities; Conquest, 1522–1548; Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)-Interpretive programs-Peru-Chinchero (District); History; Inca architecture; Incas; Incas-History; Interpretive programs; Peru; Peru-History-Conquest, 1522-1548; Social archaeology; Social archaeology-Peru-Chinchero (District); SOCIAL SCIENCE

By examining the stunning stone buildings and dynamic spaces of the royal estate of Chinchero, Nair brings to light the rich complexity of Inca architecture. This investigation ranges from the paradigms of Inca scholarship and a summary of Inca cultural practices to the key events of Topa Inca'...