Inca rule in Caspana: an approach to Andean political thinking (Loa River, northern Chile)

Autores/as

  • Leonor Adán Alfaro Universidad Austral
  • Mauricio Iván Uribe Rodríguez Universidad de Chile

Resumen

This paper presents the archaeological record for five late  pre-Hispanic sites located in Caspana, in order to discuss Inca expansion in the upper river Loa basin (Atacama  Desert). A first categorization of these sites enables to establish a distinction between: a) locals settlements with low presence of inca features –the case of Aldea Talikuna and Estancia Mulorojte; b) pure inca settlements, which include  Cerro Verde, Incahuasi Inca and Vega Salada –mineral, agricultural and/or cattle sites, and c) shared settlements where both identities are displayed in a symbolically laden context –like Los Abuelos cemetery. Our analysis of the material culture associated to these sites suggests a set of significant differences and similarities that would be the result of a direct and planned ruling strategy deployed by the Inca State through elaborately complex symbolical means.

Biografía del autor/a

Mauricio Iván Uribe Rodríguez, Universidad de Chile

Departamento de Antropología

Publicado

2005-03-27

Cómo citar

Adán Alfaro, L., & Uribe Rodríguez, M. I. (2005). Inca rule in Caspana: an approach to Andean political thinking (Loa River, northern Chile). Estudios Atacameños (En línea), (29), 41-64. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ucn.cl/index.php/estudios-atacamenos/article/view/566

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Sección

Arqueología

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