Brian S. Bauer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Preface


The Imperial Cults of the Sun and the Moon


An Overview of the Lake Titicaca Basin Prehistory
iii

Inca and Early Colonial Activities in the Lake Titicaca Basin
xvii

Summary and Discussion
xxx

Research on the Islands of the Sun and the Moon
xlvi

Colonial References to the Island of the Moon
4-16

The Site of Ifiak
5-18

Research at the Sites of Pilco Kayma and Kasapata
5-54

Archaeological Research in the Sanctuary Area
7-3

Astronomical Research on the Island of the Sun and the Copacabana 7-32

The Entrance to the Sanctuary Area
8-7

Moon? 8-24

Bibliography 8-46

Index
8-77

"Well written and cogently argued, this book will appeal to ... scholars of complex societies worldwide." -Helaine Silverman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Well written and cogently argued, this book will appeal to . . . scholars of complex societies worldwide. (Helaine Silverman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)