Beyond Sunken Courts: Jerry Moore’s Influence on Lake Titicaca Basin Archaeology

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Humble Houses to Magnificent Monuments: Papers in Honor of Jerry D. Moore" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Through both his research and mentorship Jerry Moore has had a profound effect on the development of studies of landscapes and built environments in the Lake Titicaca basin. His own investigations have advanced our understanding of ritual interaction in the paradigmatic public spaces of the region: sunken courts. In addition to this, however, Moore’s theoretical insights and analytical frameworks have inspired a number of other approaches to understanding regional built environments. In this paper, we review Moore’s direct contributions to understanding Titicaca basin archaeology and also explore the ways his insights have served as a foundation for investigations into the importance of place to past social dynamics in the Lake Titicaca basin.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)   •
• Humble Houses to Magnificent Monuments: Papers in Honor of Jerry D. Moore

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Abstract Id(s): 36041.0