Empire and Domestic Economy

The Upper Mantaro Archaeological Research Project, a multiyear program undertaken from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, is a benchmark for a new level of quality in Andean archaeological research and has brought the theory and substance of research in the region to the attention of the larger archaeological community. This volume continues the UMARP tradition of developing innovative approaches to understanding prehistoric Andean economy and polity.

Investigating the Domestic Economy.- The Domestic Economy, Households, and Imperial Transformation.- The Cultural Setting.- The Natural Environment.- The Archaeological Context.- Ethnoarchaeology and Contemporary Domestic Economy in the Mantaro Valley.- Life in the Community.- The Architecture and Organization of Xauxa Settlements.- Agricultural Production and Consumption.- Animal Husbandry and Meat Consumption.- Production and Exchange of Ceramics.- State Goods in the Domestic Economy: The Inka Ceramic Assemblage.- The Economy of Metal and Shell Wealth Goods.- Synthesis and Conclusions.- Exchange and Social Stratification in the Andes The Xauxa Case.- The Xauxa Andean Life.- From Autonomous to Imperial Rule.