Using oxygen 18 isotope to problematize the presence of resettled laborers in the far provinces of the Inca empire. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Resettlement, as a major imperial policy in the Inca empire, appears to have been a widespread mechanism for labor mobilization and the dismantling of rebellions. While multiple ethnohistorical references exist regarding resettlement in the central Andes,
Francisco Garrido, Catalina Morales
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Ancient DNA reveals a family ossuary and long-distance migration on the Pacific coast before the Inca Empire [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThis paper tracks long-distance migration on the Pacific coast that began no later than the thirteenth century AD. Genome-wide data for 21 sampled individuals from the lower and middle Chincha Valley of southern Peru show shared ancestry with groups 700 ...
Jacob L. Bongers +11 more
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Modeling the Fall of the Inca Empire: A Lotka–Volterra Approach to the Spanish Conquest [PDF]
PhysicsThe Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in the early 16th century stands as one of the most striking examples of asymmetric historical collapse. In this paper, a simplified mathematical formulation is developed being inspired by Lotka–Volterra dynamics ...
Nuno Crokidakis
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PERIPHERY/CORE RELATIONS IN THE INCA EMPIRE CARROTS AND STICKS IN AN ANDEAN WORLD SYSTEM
Journal of World-Systems Research, 2015 The Inca Empire exhibited labor exploitation and the rational extraction of resources from peripheral polities by a core polity. These characteristics fit the general definition of a world empire, although core/periphery relations were diverse.
Lawrence A. Kuznar
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Putting the rise of the Inca Empire within a climatic and land management context [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2009 The rapid expansion of the Inca from the Cuzco area of highland Peru (ca. AD 1400–1532) produced the largest empire in the New World. Although this meteoric growth may in part be due to the adoption of innovative societal strategies, supported by a large
A. J. Chepstow-Lusty +7 more
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Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire
Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social ScienceThe Inca Empire developed a sophisticated system of food production, social organisation, and knowledge transmission without the use of money or writing. This article introduces the concept of a barter economy structured through hierarchical cooperation,
Luis-Felipe Arizmendi
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Seabirds shaped the expansion of pre-Inca society in Peru. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis research investigates the influence of seabird guano on agriculture in the Chincha Valley of southern Peru through multi-isotopic, archaeological, and historical data.
Jacob L Bongers +5 more
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Evolutionary genomic dynamics of Peruvians before, during, and after the Inca Empire. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2018 Harris DN +18 more
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The impact of the Inca Empire in Northwest Argentina: Assessment of health status and food consumption at Esquina de Huajra (Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina) [PDF]
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2018 Maria BEATRIZ Cremonte +2 more
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The application of Inca khipuas an accountability and managerial control tool [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Gestão De Negócios, 2017 Purpose – This study aims to present the mechanisms of control and accountability used in the Inca society. Design/methodology/approach – For this purpose, a bibliographical and documental analysis regarding the use of khipus in this civilization was ...
Paulo Schmidt, José Luiz dos Santos
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