Based on a symposium held at the 2000 Conference of the Society for American Archaeology in Philadelphia. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Looking for Moche palaces in the elite residences of the Huacas of Moche Site -- Landscape of power : a network of palaces in middle horizon Peru -- Lords of the great house : Pueblo Bonito as a palace -- Sacred and profane mountains of the Pasión : contrasting architectural paths to power -- Political dimensions of monumental residences on the northwest coast of North America -- Rising above : the elite acropolis of El Tajín -- The residence of power at Paso de la Amada, Mexico -- When is a house a palace? : elite residences in the Valley of Oaxaca -- Rulership and palaces at Teotihuacan -- Antecedents of the Aztec palace : palaces and political power in classic and postclassic Mexico -- Elite residences at Farfán : a comparison of the Chimú and Inka occupations -- Houses of political power among the ancient Maya and Inka -- Conclusions.
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