The Tiwanaku Portrait of an Andean

This book is an exploration of 3000 years of Tiwanakan history, from the first appearance of their settlement around the shores of Lake Titicaca to their contemporary descendants in the Andes. The author draws on archaeological evidence throughout the region, supplementing this with what can be drawn from later recorded myths and legends. He presents both a narration of Tiwanakan history and an account of the development of their culture, political economy, and insofar as possible, their daily lives. He also describes the development of Tiwanakan architecture and technology, particularly the sophisticated hydraulic engineering used in raised field agriculture. Illustrated throughout with photographs, diagrams and maps, this book will be the fullest account to date of one of the greatest of the lost civilizations of South America.

Professor Kolata was formerly Assistant Curator of the Field Museum of Natural History at the University of Chicago.

List of Figures	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
The Myth of Tiwanaku	p. 1
The Native Myths	p. 1
The Modern Mythographers	p. 10
Myth, History, and the People of Tiwanaku	p. 18
The Sources	p. 21
The Ethnohistoric Evidence	p. 22
The Archaeological Evidence	p. 27
The Linguistic and Ethnographic Evidence	p. 32
The Paleoecological Evidence	p. 36
The Natural and Social Setting	p. 38
Ecology and Economy	p. 51
Tiwanaku Emergence	p. 56
Tiwanaku Precursors	p. 59
Tiwanaku Emergence	p. 81
Taypikala: The City at the Center	p. 87
Sacred Geography and Urban Design	p. 90
Tiwanaku's Civic-Ceremonial Core	p. 103
Tiwanaku's Social Map	p. 172
Metropole and Hinterland	p. 177
Local Environment	p. 179
Tiwanaku's Local Economy	p. 181
The Technology of Raised Field Agriculture	p. 183
Carrying Capacity, Population, and Food Supply	p. 199
The Social Organization of Agricultural Production	p. 205
Herders and Fishers	p. 231
Political Economy and the Social Nature of Tiwanaku	p. 240
The Empire Expands	p. 243
Ideology and Imperialism in the Titicaca Basin	p. 246
The Yungas Zones: Colonial Agricultural Provinces	p. 250
Caravans, Clients, and the Far Periphery	p. 272
The Decline and Fall of Tiwanaku	p. 282
Climate and Collapse	p. 284
Vulnerability of Tiwanaku Agricultural Systems	p. 291
The Evidence of Changing Settlement Patterns	p. 295
The Aftermath of Collapse	p. 298
Bibliography	p. 303
Index	p. 313
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