Troncoso, Andrés;
Pavlovic, Daniel;
Martinez Carrasco, Andrea;
González-García, A César;
Belmar, Carolina;
López Mendoza, Patricio;
Rogan, José;
(2025)
Comensalismo político en Chile central: Continuidades y transformaciones entre el período Intermedio Tardío e Inkaico (1000–1540 d.C.).
Ñawpa Pacha
10.1080/00776297.2025.2471188.
(In press).
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Abstract
Las prácticas comensales fueron una práctica común en los Andes prehispánicos y una piedra angular de las estrategias políticas Inkaicas. No obstante esta relevancia, poco conocemos sobre los cambios que ocurren en las prácticas comensales entre el período Intermedio Tardío e Inkaico, ni cómo ellas fueron re-orientadas por el Tawantinsuyu con el objeto de desplegar y reafirmar su poder provincial. En este trabajo discutimos este aspecto a partir de comparar dos contextos asociados a comensalismo político en Chile central. Nuestros resultados muestran una transformación en sus dinámicas, pasando de ceremonias asociadas a la veneración y autoridad de los antepasados a otras integradas dentro del calendario ceremonial Inkaico y centradas en las montañas locales y el movimiento del sol. Feasts were a recurring practice in the ancient Andes and a cornerstone of the political strategies of the Inka empire. Despite this relevance, we lack a good understanding of the transformations of these practices between the Late Intermediate and Inka Periods, as well as how they were re-oriented by Tawantinsuyu to exhibit and implement its provincial power. This paper addresses this subject by comparing two archaeological contexts related to commensal practices in Central Chile. Our results show a significant transformation of these practices, moving from a ceremonial feast centered on the veneration of ancestors and their authority to commensalism based on the Inka metropolitan calendar and the relevance of local mountains and the movement of the sun.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Comensalismo político en Chile central: Continuidades y transformaciones entre el período Intermedio Tardío e Inkaico (1000–1540 d.C.) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00776297.2025.2471188 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00776297.2025.2471188 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Political commensalism, cosmo-politics, Late Intermediate Period, Inka, Central Chile |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10208302 |
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