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Nouveau regard sur Choqek'iraw (Choque Quirao): Un site Inca au coeur de la Cordillere de Vilcabamba au Perou
Patrice Lecoq
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Situated in the heart of the Vilcabamba cordillera in Peru, some 150 km northwest of Cuzco, Choqek'iraw or Choquequirao (« the golden cradle » in Quechua), is one of the most beautiful achievements of Inca architecture, and one of the very few pre-Hispanic sites displaying large wall mosaics showing geometric figures and llama caravans climbing the mountainside, the only one known from Inca times. Ethnohistoric sources suggest that Choqek'iraw was one of the Tupac Inca Yupanqui's palaces, but the excavations we conducted in peripheral residential areas suggest a much earlier occupation; it could begin in the early Intermediate Period (200 to 500 AD), and continue during the Late Intermediate (1000-1300 AD). Several elements also suggest that figures represented on the mosaics convey cosmological significance and are laid out following textile principles. Finally, the orientation of some buildings with the cardinal points and the presence of a truncated hill considered as an astronomical observatory, an ushnu, reinforce this hypothesis, suggesting that Choqek'iraw could have played the role of a regional agro-pastoral calendar and be considered as an important ritual centre or wak'a, and an oracular shrine dedicated to the triple Inca divinity of the Lightning. This book stems from an extensive French-Peruvian archaeological project conducted from 2003 to 2006, as part of a cooperation agreement between the French and Peruvian governments. It presents the results of the excavations that have been carried out, but also new hypotheses about the role - including symbolic - that this site may have played.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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SOMMAIRE
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Abstracts
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AVANT PROPOS
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REMERCIEMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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PREMIERE PARTIE: CHOQEK’IRAW UN SITE EMBLEMATIQUE DE LA CULTURE INCA
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CHAPITRE PREMIER: LE CADRE GEOGRAPHIQUE
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CHAPITRE 2: CHOQEK’IRAW AUJOURD’HUI
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CHAPITRE 3: ANTECEDENTS DES RECHERCHES CONSACREES A CHOQEK’IRAW
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CHAPITRE 4: CHOQEK’IRAW AU REGARD DES TEMOIGNAGES HISTORIQUES
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CHAPITRE 5: CHOQEK’IRAW D’APRES LES DONNEES TOPONYMIQUES
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CHAPITRE 6: RECHERCHES CONSACREES AUX REGIONS PERIPHERIQUES DE CHOQEK’IRAW
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SECONDE PARTIE: LES FOUILLES REALISÉES À CHOQEK’IRAW
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CHAPITRE 7: LES FOUILLES DANS LE SECTEUR N° 9 DE PIKI WASI
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CHAPITRE 8: LE RELEVE DU SECTEUR 13 ET LA FOUILLE DE LA STRUCTURE 17
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CHAPITRE 9: LA FOUILLE DES STRUCTURES N°1 ET 18 ET LES DONNEES RELATIVES A l’HISTOIRE DU SECTEUR 13
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CHAPITRE 10: LA FOUILLE DES SOUS-SECTEURS B DU SECTEUR 13
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CHAPITRE 11: DE QUELQUES DONNÉES SUR LE MATERIEL CERAMIQUE
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CHAPITRE 12: L’OUTILLAGE
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TROISIEME PARTIE: CHOQEK’IRAW: UN WAKA REGIONAL AU COEUR DE LA CORDILLERE DE VILCABAMBA
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CHAPITRE 13: L’ARCHITECTURE ET L’ORGANISATION DE L’ESPACE À CHOQEK’IRAW
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CHAPITRE 14: ORGANISATION SPATIALE ET SYMBOLIQUE DU SITE
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CHAPITRE 15: QUELQUES HYPOTHESES QUANT À l’ORIGINE ET AU RÔLE DES MOSAÏQUES DU VERSANT OCCIDENTAL
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CHAPITRE 16: UN CALENDRIER AGROPASTORAL REPRESENTÉ À CHOQEK’IRAW?
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CONCLUSION
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GLOSSAIRE
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BIBLIOGRAPHIE
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TABLE DES FIGURES
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TABLES DES PLANCHES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES
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Published: 2014
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407313078 (paperback)
- 9781407342764 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2669