Mining Ways of Life in the Southern Andes: Historical Anthropological Archaeology in Mendoza, Argentina

Sironi, Osvaldo Horacio

doi:10.1007/s10761-018-0460-7

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“…A common refrain of state narratives, ancient and modern, is that the state civilizes its subjects, giving them peaceful and privileged lifestyles that those outside of "civilization" do not enjoy (Scott, 2017). Contradicting these narratives, archaeological research has shown that, up to very recently, the vast majority of people living under states suffered from want, fear, disease and heavy labor (e.g., Croucher, 2015;Klaus and Tam, 2009;McGuire and Reckner, 2002;Moore, 1989;Scott, 2009Scott, , 2017Sironi, 2019;Yoffee, 2005). Why have people historically endured the poor quality of life experienced under state control?…”

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Prosperity and prestige: Archaeological realities of unfree laborers under Inka imperialism

Quave

2020

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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Inka imperial policies reorganized the social and labor landscapes of their subjects on a grand scale and unprecedented degree in the Americas. The two most numerous categories of resettled laborers created by these imperial policies were the mitmaqkuna and yanakuna, who together represented at least a third of the total subject population. The Inkas resettled them, often far from their homelands. They were responsible for the daily provisioning of Inka settlements and keeping the peace among conquered populations. Despite their central role in Inka state consolidation and economy, we know little about these populations outside of ethnohistorical interpretations of their privileged status relative to normal tribute-paying communities. Because ethnohistoric documents were written with Inka and Spanish state interests in mind, archaeological evidence is crucial to evaluate their lived experiences. We compare the ethnohistoric and archaeological evidence of the lives of the mitmaqkuna and yanakuna in two regions: the mitmaqkuna site of Yanawilka in the Vilcas Huamán province and the yanakuna site of Cheqoq in the rural Inka heartland of Cuzco. Archaeological comparisons yield evidence contradicting the long-held assumption that prestige is synonymous with autonomy, power, or even wealth in imperial contexts.

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Prosperity and prestige: Archaeological realities of unfree laborers under Inka imperialism

Quave

2020

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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Shaping Landscapes: Environmental History, Plantation Management and Colonial Legacies in Mauritius

Haines

2021

Int J Histor Archaeol

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Łeetso – Working and Living Within the Monster: A Cultural Resources Study of Navajo Habitations Within Former Uranium Mines in the Cove and Monument Valley Regions

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Martin²

2021

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Mining Ways of Life in the Southern Andes: Historical Anthropological Archaeology in Mendoza, Argentina

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Prosperity and prestige: Archaeological realities of unfree laborers under Inka imperialism

Prosperity and prestige: Archaeological realities of unfree laborers under Inka imperialism

Shaping Landscapes: Environmental History, Plantation Management and Colonial Legacies in Mauritius

Łeetso – Working and Living Within the Monster: A Cultural Resources Study of Navajo Habitations Within Former Uranium Mines in the Cove and Monument Valley Regions

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