Cusco [Recurso electrónico] : Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World / Ian Farrington ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Urbanism in prehispanic Andes -- Inka architecture and urban buildings -- Canons of Inka settlement planning -- Archaeology and the town -- A historical topography of Cusco -- Analysis of the Cusco town plan -- Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples -- Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units -- Urban life -- Suburbs and the inner heartland -- Ceremony and ritual -- The navel of the world -- Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.

Libro Electrónico

An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning.

Description based on print version record.