Gateway to the east
The Palaspata temple and the south-eastern expansion of the Tiwanaku state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3447688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J M Capriles (0000-0001-6046-0939, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Sergio Calla Maldonado (0000-0001-6314-5125, Escuela de Estudios Árabes), Juan Pablo Calero (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Julio Calero (0000-0003-2606-307X, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), C Delaere (0000-0002-6468-7847, Université Libre de Bruxelles) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 405 |
| Pages | 831-849 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2025.59 |
| OpenAlex | W4411574429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The nature and extent of the Tiwanaku state expansion in the Andes during the second half of the first millennium AD continues to be debated. Here, the authors report on the recent discovery of an archaeological complex 215km south-east of Tiwanaku, where a large, modular building with an integrated, sunken courtyard strongly resembles a Tiwanaku terraced platform temple and demonstrates substantial state investment. Constructed, the authors argue, to directly control inter-regional traffic and trade between the highlands and the eastern valleys of Cochabamba, the complex represents a gateway node that effectively materialised the power and influence of the Tiwanaku state
Ancient history · Archaeology · City-state · Gateway (web page · Geography · State (computer science · Temple · World Wide Web · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |