On the Periphery of the Inka Empire

Spatial Arrangement at the Pre-Hispanic Rock-art Site of Villavil 2 (Catamarca, Argentina)

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ID6044005
AuthorsCésar Parcero-Oubiña (0000-0003-3000-4232, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, corresponding author), Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez (0000-0001-5371-438X, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Julieta Lynch (0000-0001-5666-7398, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue2
Pages231-251
Publication date2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774323000240
OpenAlexW4381892747
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited46

This paper describes the analysis of the Late Prehispanic rock-art site of Villavil 2 (Catamarca, Argentina). Despite its modest and inconspicuous nature, this is one of the few examples of rock-art sites known in the area to date. The relationship of the site with the surrounding landscape and the distribution of rock art throughout the site are analysed using a combination of GIS and 3D modelling. This analysis makes it possible to gain an understanding of the factors behind the location and distribution of rock art on different spatial scales. The interpretation presented here suggests that this rock art reproduces, on a modest local scale, patterns of production of Inka landscapes of control and dominion that have been recognized elsewhere, in sites with a much more obvious monumental scale. The internal organization of the site mimics, on a small scale, forms of interaction with the wider landscape that have been regionally observed, usually focusing on more conspicuous elements such as architecture

Archaeology · Cartography · Dominion · Empire · Geography · Rock art · Spatial distribution · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation · Architecture · Geology

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