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Economies of the Inca World

Economies of the Inca World
  • R. Alan Covey, Jordan A. Dalton
  • Published online:
    09 January 2025
    Print publication:
    30 January 2025
  • The Inca Empire (c. 1400–1532) was the largest Indigenous state to develop in the Americas, spanning the extraordinarily rich landscapes of the central Andes. Scholarly approaches to Inca-era economies initially drew on Spanish colonial documents that emphasized royal resource monopolies, labor tribute, and kin-based land tenure. Anthropologists in recent decades have emphasized local economic self-sufficiency and the role of reciprocity in Inca economics. This Element adds to the existing literature by reviewing recent archaeological research in the Inca capital region and different provinces. The material evidence and documents indicate considerable variation in the development and implementation of Inca political economy, reflecting an array of local economic practices that were tailored to different Andean environments. Although Inca economic development downplayed interregional trade, emerging evidence indicates the existence of more specialized trading practices in Inca peripheral regions, some of which persisted under imperial rule.

  • “The dear little flower babe has arrived!”: Blade stones, cradles, and child warriors in Ancient Mesoamerica

  • Stan Declercq
  • Journal:
    Ancient Mesoamerica / Volume 36 / Issue 1 / April 2025
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    09 January 2025, pp. 1-13

  • In the present discussion, I will focus on the creation of baby warriors in Mesoamerica in a twofold manner: as human beings and as blade stones. The emphasis will be on central Mexico, complemented with essential data from other parts of Postclassic Mesoamerica. By juxtaposing information from historical sources in a novel way, this investigation seeks to offer new insights that should reinforce the idea that warriors captured on the battlefield were considered to be children. Although this idea has been suggested before, this article aims to contribute new historical evidence that not only confirms this notion but also widens our understanding of the creation of nonbiological offspring. Making kin out of Others aims to satisfy a cosmological need to incorporate vital energy and elements for individual and collective personhood from outside of the community. The second idea of this investigation focuses on a related productive variant of this gestational dynamic, suggesting that by stone flaking and chipping, children (of stone) were fabricated. Some of them were indeed “child blade stones” who personified warriors and fed themselves with sacrificial victims, securing sustenance for the hungry gods. I argue that the birth of these warriors should be integrated into a major mythological theme—namely, the Child Hero and the Old Adoptive Mother.

  • Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from southern Georgia

  • Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Dimitri Jachvliani, Richard Higham, Kathryn O'Neil Weber-Boer, Alex Symons, Ruth Portes
  • Journal:
    Antiquity / Volume 99 / Issue 403 / February 2025
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    08 January 2025, pp. 150-169
    Print publication:
    February 2025
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  • Recent research on the organisation and growth of large settlements (both urban and non-urban) has prompted a reassessment of factors driving population aggregation. Systematic aerial and ground survey of the South Caucasus mega-fortress Dmanisis Gora, described here, contributes to the understanding of large fortress settlements in the South Caucasus (c. 1500–500 BC) as part of this wider debate. Substantial defensive walls and stone architecture in the outer settlement contrast with low-intensity occupation, possibly by a seasonally mobile segment of the population. The exceptional size of Dmanisis Gora helps add new dimensions to population aggregation models in Eurasia and beyond.

  • The Late Bronze Age harbour of Pefkakia: evidence from transport containers suggests site's role

  • Bartłomiej Lis, Anthi Batziou
  • Journal:
    Antiquity / Volume 99 / Issue 404 / April 2025
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    07 January 2025, e12
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    April 2025
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  • Numerous transport stirrup jars have been found at the site of Pefkakia. Most were manufactured in Crete with some from the Greek mainland. There were also at least two Canaanite jars from the Carmel coast. These finds and the first results of petrographic analysis attest to the site's role as a major Aegean harbour.

The Ruins of Rome
  • A Cultural History
  • Roland Mayer
  • Published online:
    02 January 2025
    Print publication:
    06 February 2025
  • The beguiling ruins of Rome have a long history of allure. They first engaged the attention of later mediaeval tourists, just as they do today. The interest of travellers was captured in the Renaissance by artists, architects, topographers, antiquarians, archaeologists and writers. Once the ruins were seen to appeal to visitors, and to matter for their aesthetic quality, their protection and attractive presentation became imperative. Rome's ruins were the first to be the object of preservation orders, and novel measures were devised for their conservation in innovative archaeological parks. The city's remains provided models for souvenirs; paintings of them decorated the walls of eighteenth-century English country houses; and picturesque sham Roman ruins sprang up in landscape gardens across Europe. Writers responded in various ways to their emotional appeal. Roland Mayer's attractive new history will delight all those interested in the remarkable survival and preservation of a unique urban environment.

  • Seven - Rice

  • Jennifer Bates, Seoul National University
  • Book:
    The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
    Published online:
    13 December 2024
    Print publication:
    02 January 2025, pp 114-134

  • Summary

    With local domestication, a theme from Chapter 6, rice becomes something to consider – was it domesticated in India or not, and how does the Indus play a role in this narrative? By carefully exploring the types of evidence available (biogeographies, genetics, archaeological and archaeobotanical), Chapter 7 takes a methodical approach to this highly disputed topic.

  • Three - Laying the Groundwork

  • Jennifer Bates, Seoul National University
  • Book:
    The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
    Published online:
    13 December 2024
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    02 January 2025, pp 28-42

  • Summary

    While the book intends to show how the Indus archaeobotanical field is far from sparse and the poor handmaiden of other Bronze Age regions, it is important to acknowledge the state of the data set, and Chapter 3 heads up issues and areas we must work on before diving into the rest of the book. The dispersal of data across regions, the nature of the reported remains and the methods used to collect them are clearly defined in this early chapter so no shocks or surprises are found in the rest of the book.

  • One - Introduction

  • Jennifer Bates, Seoul National University
  • Book:
    The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
    Published online:
    13 December 2024
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    02 January 2025, pp 1-13

  • Summary

    The book is introduced by outlining a straw man: the Indus had a core of wheat growing, a periphery of millets, and there are very little data to use to explore anything further. The simplicity of this straw man, that it is a straw man, is quickly knocked down and the premise of the book is set up to show that the Indus archaeobotanical field is vibrant and detailed and that we have long moved beyond this old, tired straw man.

  • Ten - Beyond ‘Staples’

  • Jennifer Bates, Seoul National University
  • Book:
    The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
    Published online:
    13 December 2024
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    02 January 2025, pp 167-183

  • Summary

    Using the combined skills of macrobotanical and microbotanical remains, it has been recognized that cereals and pulses, the typical staple foods, were not the only Indus foods exploited and we must broaden our thinking to the less densely found but also ubiquitous ‘other things’. These fruits, oilseeds, vegetal plants and spices made the Indus a vibrant food scene.

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