Yuthu: Community and Ritual in an Early Andean Village Volume 50

by Allison Davis

The crown jewel of the Inka Empire was their capital, Cusco. So celebrated was the Cusco of Inka times that we sometimes forget how little we know of earlier times in the region. This book presents Allison Davis' pioneering excavations at the high-altitude Formative site of Yuthu. Davis presents all her data on early households and evidence for the villagers' subsistence strategies, craft production, and mortuary practices. From her excavations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915703777
• ISBN13: 9780915703777
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: U of M Museum Anthro Archaeology
• Length: 208 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"