Political Landscapes of the Late Intermediate Period in the Southern Andes (eBook, PDF)

The Pukaras and Their Hinterlands
Redaktion: Álvarez Larrain, Alina; Greco, Catriel

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Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on the Pukaras, the stone hillforts of the Inka Empire and surrounding nations

Covers large portions of the South American Highlands (Altiplano)

With contributions from authors from over 15 research institutes in different countries, both renowned senior researchers and young researchers, presenting new perspectives in the field of Andean archaeology

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 271
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319767291
• Artikelnr.: 52439751

Autorenporträt

Alina Álvarez Larrain holds a Bachelor¿s degree in Anthropology (2009) and a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) (2015), Argentina. Currently she is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Research Center in Environmental Geography (CIGA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), investigating local spatial knowledge and perceptions of archaeological landscapes in localities of Mexico and Argentina. She has been a PhD fellow at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) between 2009 and 2014 studying settlement patterns and the construction of landscapes in the Calchaqui Valleys of Argentina. Since 2005 she has been a researcher at the Yocavil Archaeological Project at the Ethnographic Museum "J. B. Ambrosetti" (UBA). Her research focuses on the study of the landscapes and pre-Hispanic architecture of farmer populations of the Argentine Northwest. She has published 17 articles in national and international scientific books and journals with peer review, as well as 15 presentations at national and international scientific meetings. Her works included use of remote sensing, GIS, settlement patterns, ceramic and rock art analysis.  Catriel Greco holds a Bachelor¿s degree in Anthropology (2007)  and a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2012) , where he also worked as assistant teacher for 5 years. Currently is researcher of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) at the Department of Geology, National University of San Luis (UNSL). He has been a fellow of CONICET between the years 2007-2012, which allowed him to carry out his doctoral research on temporality and spatiality in the archaeology of the Calchaqui Valleys of Argentina. He was a postdoctoral researcher (2013-2015) at the Research Center in Environmental Geography (CIGA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has also participated in research and extension teams at the national universities of Buenos Aires, San Luis and Mexico. He has published 17 articles in national and international scientific books and journals with peer review, as well as 29 presentations at national and international scientific meetings. 

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- The Late Period Landscapes of San Blas de Los Sauces (La Rioja, Argentina).- Defensibility Analysis with GIS in a Pukara from the Hualfín Valley (Belén, Catamarca).- Photogrammetric Survey with UAV of Strategic Villages of Yocavil (Catamarca, Argentina).- Chacras of the Pukara: The Late Occupation (S. X - XV AD) of Mesada de Andalhuala Banda, Yocavil (Catamarca, Argentina).- Dwelling Space of the Mid-West Santa María Valley during the Late Intermediate Period.- Regional Dynamics and Conflict at Middle Calchaqui Valley High Quebradas between XI and the Beginning of XVII Centuries.- New Approaches to the Architecture and Space of Pucará de Turi, Northern Chile.- Interethnic Conflict in the Highlands of Northwestern Argentina during the Late Intermediate Period. A Case Study.- Spatial Configuration in the Late Period in the Area of Coranzuli (Province of Jujuy, Argentina).- Agropastoral Calendars and Warfare in the Southern Andes: Humahuaca (NW Argentina) and Lipez (SW Bolivia).- Something Special: Understanding Central Andean Special Function Sites [SFS] in their landscape context.- Conclusions.