Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Inca Conquest in the Colca Valley

Miriam Doutriaux女士的博士论文项目将调查印加人对科拉瓜省（位于今天的秘鲁南部）的占领。长期以来，印加统治的多变性一直是安第斯学者们着迷的主题。在征服之后，印加国家通常寻求在自己的经济和政治野心与不同地区的社会文化和环境条件之间取得平衡。在每种情况下，帝国统治的政治和经济方面都是相互依赖和紧密交织在一起的，但并非不可分割。事实上，相似的经济利益或条件可以与不同的政治结构相适应，以确保印加许多不同省份的顺利运作。在克里斯汀·哈斯托夫博士的指导下，杜特里奥女士将比较科拉瓜省的两个地区，它们位于不同的海拔高度，居住着不同的文化群体，以了解印加的政治动态是如何与山谷的经济战略相结合的，以及这两个地区是如何适应该省先前存在的社会和政治安排的。历史文献显示，从前印加时代开始，科拉瓜省就居住着两个不同的“民族”群体，科拉瓜斯人和卡巴纳斯人。科拉瓜斯人说艾马拉语，倾向于田园生活，而说克丘亚语的卡巴纳人则专注于农业。根据历史记载，科拉瓜斯人与征服的印加人建立了良好的关系，从而确保了他们在西班牙殖民时代之前对山谷其他地区的政治统治。另一方面，对山谷经济的考古研究表明，印加人在该省的卡巴纳地区的影响更大，可能是由于气候温暖和农业条件更好。到目前为止，考古和历史研究的不同重点阻碍了对印加战略在该省整体上的变化性质和影响的充分考虑。作为论文工作的一部分，杜特里奥将对25平方英尺的土地进行考古调查。在卡巴纳斯的历史之都附近。她将分析聚落模式、遗址组织、建筑规范、陶瓷风格和人工制品分布，以表征前印加和印加占领的性质。将这些数据与她最近在科拉瓜首都周围完成的考古调查结果进行比较，将使她能够得出关于印加帝国主义区域规模动态的结论。这项研究不仅有可能揭示印加帝国的建设，也有可能揭示帝国背景下不同权力的自利群体之间的共生关系。它还为安第斯山脉的中南部地区提供了急需的学术关注，这里是安第斯山脉两种主要文化语言传统的发源地。科尔卡山谷在一个省的中心地带独特地结合了艾马拉和盖丘亚的传统，为史前晚期艾马拉和盖丘亚群体之间的权力和资源分配以及他们之间的关系提供了新的见解。这个项目将通过培养一名有前途的研究生来提供有价值的基础设施功能

Ms. Miriam Doutriaux's doctoral dissertation project will investigate the Inca occupation of the Collagua province, located in modern-day southern Peru. The variability of Inca rule is a theme that has long fascinated Andean scholars. After conquest, the Inca state generally sought to effect a balance between its own economic and political ambitions and the sociocultural and environmental conditions of different regions. In each case, the political and economic aspects of imperial rule were mutually dependent and closely intertwined, but not inextricably so. Indeed, similar economic interests or conditions could be accommodated with different political configurations to ensure the smooth operation of many different Inca provinces. Under the direction of Dr. Christine Hastorf, Ms. Doutriaux will compare two areas of the Collagua province located at different altitudes and inhabited by distinct cultural groups, to understand the way in which Inca political dynamics were articulated with economic strategies in the valley, and how both were tailored to preexisting social and political arrangements in this province. Historical documents reveal that the Collagua province was inhabited by two distinct "ethnic" groups, the Collaguas and the Cabanas, apparently since pre-Inca times. The Collaguas were Aymara speakers with a pastoral orientation, while the Quechua-speaking Cabanas focused on agriculture. According to historical accounts, the Collaguas established good relations with the conquering Incas, thereby securing their political dominance over the rest of the valley until Spanish colonial times. On the other hand, archaeological studies of the valley's economy suggest that Inca influence was greater in the Cabana area of the province, possibly as a result of the warmer climate and better agricultural conditions. Until now, the different focus of archaeological and historical studies has impeded a full consideration of the variable nature and impact of Inca strategies in the province as a whole. As part of her dissertation work, Ms. Doutriaux will do an archaeological survey of 25 sq. km. around the historical capital of the Cabanas. She will analyze the settlement pattern, site organization, architectural canons, ceramic styles and artifact distributions to characterize the nature of the pre-Inca and Inca occupation there. A comparison of this data with the results of an archaeological survey she recently completed around the Collagua capital will enable her to draw conclusions about the regional-scale dynamics of Inca imperialism.This research has the potential to shed light not only on Inca empire-building, but also on the resulting symbiotic relationship between differently empowered self-interested groups in the imperial context. It also contributes a much-needed scholarly focus on the south-central Andes, home to the Andes' two main culturo-linguistic traditions. The Colca Valley's unique combination of these Aymara and Quechua traditions in the heartland of a single province offers the possibility of new insights on the distribution of power and resources and the relationship between Aymara and Quechua groups in late prehistory.This project will serve a valuable infrastructural function through the training of a promising graduate student