Vilcabamba and the Archaeology of Inca Resistance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781938770036)

The sites of Vitcos and Espiritu Pampa are two of the most important Inca cities within the remote Vilcabamba region of Peru. The province has gained notoriety among historians, archaeologists, and other students of the Inca, since it was from here that the last independent Incas waged a nearly forty-year-long war (AD 1536-1572) against Spanish control of the Andes. Building on three years of excavation and two years of archival work, the authors discuss the events that took place in this area, speaking to the complex relationships that existed between the Europeans and Andeans during the decades that Vilcabamba was the final stronghold of the Inca empire. This has long been a topic of interest for the public; the results of the first large-scale scientific research conducted in the region will be illuminating for scholars as well as for general readers who are enthusiasts of this period of history and archaeology.

Author: Brian S. Bauer, Javier Fonseca Santa Cruz, Miriam Araoz Silva
ISBN-10: 193877003X
ISBN-13: 9781938770036
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2015
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.50d