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Books on the Ancient Incas
There have been many fabulous books published in the last few years on Inca archaeology and history; here are a few.
The Sacred Landscape of the Inca
The Sacred Landscape of the Inca is a large-format book and an examination of the complexities of the Cusco ceque system, the highly geometrical ordering system by which the Inca structured their social, economic, and religious lives.
Reading Inca History
Reading Inca History by Catherine Julien takes an unusual run at addressing the issue of the historical Inca, examining the reports from 16th and 17th Spanish narratives with an eye toward finding the hidden similarities in the texts, to ascertain their reliability and squeeze out what may just be a representation of the Inca way of life.