Resabios de otros tiempos. Dominio incaico en los valles orientales del norte de Salta, Argentina

Abstract

This paper analyzes the modalities of the Inca occupation in the eastern valleys of the northern part of the present day Salta (Argentina). This study is based on an examination of previous research and the study of documents and colonial cartography and the regional archaeological record. The comparison of the data suggests that the Inca administration in this region of the south-eastern border of the Tawantinsuyu allowed the development of two territories that were very well differentiated in socio-economic terms. Under the Inca domination, the region experienced an intense population dynamic, characterized by the introduction of the mitmaqkuna tied to mineral-metallurgical and agricultural extraction, and by population movements of groups coming from the east.

Keywords

• Inca
• territory
• eastern valleys of Salta
• Tawantinsuyu