Ancient Cuzco

8. The development of the Inca state (AD 1000-1400) / Brian S. Bauer, R. Alan Covey -- Previous research on the development of the Inca heartland -- Archaeological surveys in the Inca heartland -- Ceramic styles of the Killke Period -- Other Killke-related styles in the Cuzco region -- State formation in the Cuzco basin -- The region South of the Cuzco Valley -- The region West and Northwest of the Cuzco Valley -- The region North of the Cuzco Valley -- The region East and Southeast of the Cuzco Valley -- Inca state formation and Imperial administrative strategies -- Summary and discussion -- 9. The Cuzco Valley during Imperial Inca rule -- Identifying Inca sites -- Distribution of Inca sites in the Cuzco Valley -- Storage facilities in Cuzco and the valley -- The site of Sacsayhuaman -- Summary and discussion -- 10. Inca Cuzco -- Important documents -- The arrival of the first Europeans in Cuzco -- The fall of Inca Cuzco (1533-1536) -- The plazas of Central Cuzco -- The Casana compound -- The Coracora compound -- East side of the plaza -- The Amarucancha compound -- The Sondorhuaci tower -- The Acllahuaci compound -- The Hatuncancha compound -- The Pucamarca compound -- Cusicancha -- Other important buildings in Cuzco -- Summary and discussion -- 11. The Coricancha -- Atahualpa's ransom and the gold of the Coricancha (1533-1534) -- Other early descriptions of the Coricancha -- The Coricancha and Inca astronomy -- The Coricancha as the center of the empire -- The Coricancha and the shrines of the Cuzco ceque system -- Summary and discussion -- 12. The mummies of the royal Inca -- Polo de Ondegardo and the Inca mummies -- Ancestor worship in the Andes -- The royal panacas of Cuzco -- Care for the mummies -- Representations of the Inca kings and their huauques and bultos -- Discovery and destruction of the royal Inca mummies -- Polo de Ondegardo, Viceroy Hurtado de Mendoza, and the fate of the Inca mummies --- Summary and discussion -- 13. Overview of the Inca heartland -- Appendix. Radiocarbon dates from the Cuzco region -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.