Figures; Maps; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Ancient Collasuyu; 2. The Evolution of Political Economies; 3. The Geography and Paleoecology of the Titicaca Basin; 4. The Ethnography and Ethnohistory of the Titicaca Basin; 5. The History of Archaeological Research in the Titicaca Basin; 6. The Origins and Elaboration of Rank in the Early and Middle Formative Periods; 7. The Rise of Competitive Peer Polities in the Upper Formative Period; 8. The First State of Tiwanaku; 9. The Rise of Complex Agro-Pastoral Societies in the Altiplano Period
10. Conquest from Outside: The Inca Occupation of the Titicaca Basin11. The Evolution of Complex Society in the Titicaca Basin; Appendix: Selected Terms from the 1612 Aymara Dictionary of Ludovico Bertonio; Notes; References Cited; Index
Summary
One of the richest and most complex civilizations in ancient America evolved around Lake Titicaca in southern Peru and northern Bolivia. This work is a comprehensive synthesis of 4000 years of prehistory for the entire Titicaca region