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Understanding Wari State Expansion: A “Bottom-Up” Approach at the Village of Ak'Awillay, Cusco, Peru

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Author	Bélisle, Véronique
Copyright Year	2015
Description	This paper documents how ancient state expansion affected local communities. Many scholars have argued that the Wari state of Middle Horizon (A.D. 600-1000) Peru established direct imperial control over several provinces. Archaeologists have studied large Wari sites using a “top-down” approach, but rarely have they studied local settlements to see how and if local populations were affected by the expansion of the Wari into their regions. My research takes a complementary “bottom-up” approach and examines the impact of Wari state expansion on the village of Ak'awillay in the Cusco region. I report on the excavation of contexts dating to the Middle Horizon and earlier periods at the site. These provide a unique perspective for evaluating change through time and assessing local responses to Wari expansion. Results suggest that most of the changes seen at Ak'awillay occurred before the arrival of Wari colonists in Cusco. Their presence had minimal impact on the daily lives of the villagers of Ak'awillay, although it provided new exchange opportunities that local leaders mayhave used for their benefit. Like other early states elsewhere, the Wari state may have controlled a small area around its colony but had a limited impact on more distant communities.
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Ending Page	199
Page Count	20
Starting Page	180
ISSN	10456635
e-ISSN	23255080
DOI	10.7183/1045-6635.26.2.180
Journal	Latin American Antiquity
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	26
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2015-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Latin American Antiquity Wari State Village of Ak'awillay
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology History Archeology (arts and humanities)

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