Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Maps xi
5. Tables xiii
6. Foreword xv
7. Preface xix
8. Acknowledgments xxi
9. 1. Ancient Collasuyu 1
10. 2. The Evolution of Political Economies 18
11. 3. The Geography and Paleoecology of the Titicaca Basin 30
12. 4. The Ethnography and Ethnohistory of the Titicaca Basin 44
13. 5. The History of Archaeological Research in the Titicaca Basin 72
14. 6. The Origins and Elaboration of Rank in the Early and Middle Formative Periods 99
15. 7. The Rise of Competitive Peer Polities in the Upper Formative Period 137
16. 8. The First State of Tiwanaku 165
17. 9. The Rise of Complex Agro-Pastoral Societies in the Altiplano Period 204
18. 10. Conquest from Outside: The Inca Occupation of the Titicaca Basin 236
19. 11. The Evolution of Complex Society in the Titicaca Basin 278
20. Appendix: Selected Terms from the 1612 Aymara Dictionary of Ludovico Bertonio 295
21. Notes 301
22. References Cited 307
23. Index 331