Settlement pattern transformation in the Arica Highlands during the Late Intermediate and the Late Periods (XIV-XV centuries): The role of Zapahuira and the Incan Tambo network system and its relationship with local communities.

Summary

I will discuss the settlement pattern transformation of the Arica Highlands during the Late Intermediate Period and the Late Period (XIV-XV centuries) and the role of Zapahuira Tambo and the Inca Settlement Network System and its relationship with local communities.

The latter will be carried out from an architectural and spatial characterization of some of the main Incan and Local settlements of the area. Some of the data integrated in this discussion have been gathered in my current research project in the area.

The general objective of this paper can be summarized in this research question: What was the settlement strategy applied by the Inca in the Arica highlands and what was the role of local communities in the –construction- of imperial power? According to the above, several themes and complementary research questions can be raised such as:

-What are the main architectural and spatial characteristics of LIP and Incan settlements in the area?

-Is it possible to differentiate economic and social functions of LIP and Incan architecture?

-Is it possible to define the existence of an Inca Settlement Strategy for the Arica Highlands? If so, how did this settlement strategy compare to others settlement strategies applied in neighboring regions?

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

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Abstract Id(s): 17502