A Glance at Camata: GIS Analyses of Camata Valley, Bolivia

Summary

Although significant research has been accomplished on the Inka Empire, there are still questions about how the Inka integrated diverse people and lands, especially those regions near their imperial frontier, such as the Camata Valley. Understanding how the valley became part of the Inka imperial frontier will shed light into studies of colonialism, borderlands, landscapes, and imperialism. The goal of this poster is to explore patterns across the landscape of the Camata Valley. More specifically, I will investigate the landscape patterns in the valley from the time of the Inka to early Spanish colonialism with Geographical Information System (GIS), through the examination of (a) the environment, (b) agricultural terraces, and (c) site location. In the future, the research will expand on these analyses and focus on agrarian practices, road system, and site function, so I may evaluate whether the inhabitants of the valley experienced a colonial or indigenous landscape during the Inka reign.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

Keywords

Spatial Coverage