Dynastic oral tradition, administrative records and archaeology in the Andes

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ID3919443
AuthorsJohn V Murra (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, corresponding author), Craig Morris (0000-0001-9462-7821)
Year1976
Volume7
Issue3
Pages269-279
Publication date1976-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1976.9979640
OpenAlexW2010624854
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited13

Many questions about the structure and dynamics of native Andean societies can be answered by research strategies which carefully coordinate written sources and the archaeological record. Ways are explored in which archaeological tactics have been, and may be, combined with the two major kinds of written sources available for the Andes ‐ dynastic oral tradition and administrative records. It is emphasized that both kinds of sources need to be verified and expanded by archaeology, although they differ somewhat in the way they are approached. Oral tradition provides the basis for rather general hypotheses about Andean society, particularly at the state level. Administrative records, on the other hand, offer specific regional details, with an invaluable opportunity to see below the imperial mantle and to locate and check concrete examples of widespread practices and institutions

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Art history · Biography · Geography · Historical record · Oral tradition · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropology · Computer Science · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Latin American history and culture

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