Architecture and Urban Planning of Inka Cusco

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Dedication, Collaboration, and Vision, Part II: Papers in Honor of Tom D. Dillehay" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The architectural and urban reconstruction of Cusco as ancient Inka capital has been a central scientific objective in Peruvian archaeology for more than a century. From the pioneering work of Squier and Uhle, continued by Uriel Garcia, Varcárcel, Chávez Ballón, and Rowe, among many others, and continuing with the architectural study of Gasparini-Margolies and Agurto, our project uses the digital technologies developed in the last 20 years to advance the understanding of Inka Cusco as an urban aggregate. From a methodological point of view, the Archaeology of Architecture is the tool that has allowed us to propose a virtual reconstruction of the Inka occupation in the Watanay Valley, from the highlands of Saqsaywaman to Angostura, using all kinds of information: urban archaeology and excavation memories, aerial photographs of 1956, documentation of Inka remains throughout the valley, use of drones, and the most modern 3D modeling software applied to historical architecture. The book we present here gathers the results of this work accomplished between 2010 and 2020. It reflects the current state of interpretation with the available data. Future findings will allow us to revise this visual approach to the urban landscape of the capital of the Tawantinsuyu.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Dedication, Collaboration, and Vision, Part II: Papers in Honor of Tom D. Dillehay   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37104.0