Americas, South: Late Horizon

CRUZ, PABLO

Reference Module in Social Sciences. Encyclopedia of Archaeology

ELSEIVER

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2023; p. 1 - 10

This entry provides an overview of the Late Horizon in South America, a period characterized by the growth and expansion of the Incas in the Andean region. Here we examine the sources of knowledge of the Inca, and describe the principal aspects of the Inca Empire, social structure, state organization, religion, economy and material culture.