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      Illas y Allicac: La capacocha del Llullaillaco y los mecanismos de ascenso social de los "Inkas de privilegio" Translated title: Illas and Allicac: The capacocha of Llullaillaco and mechanisms of social advancement of "Inkas-by-priviledge"

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          El estudio que se propone tiene como objeto las miniaturas antropomorfas masculinas de la "colección Llullaillaco", custodiada por el Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña de Salta, Argentina. La investigación es de índole etnohistórica y aporta a la identificación de actores sociales en las ceremonias de capacocha a partir del estudio y la interpretación de los hallazgos. Planteamos que el gobierno provincial indirecto ejercido por "inkas de privilegio" está simbolizado en las piezas arqueológicas del volcán Llullaillaco, en especial, en los objetos en miniatura antropomorfos masculinos que llevan a modo de adorno cefálico una placa metálica trapezoidal o canipu. Argumentaremos a favor de dicha hipótesis con el apoyo de fuentes históricas no siempre aprovechadas en los estudios acerca de hallazgos arqueológicos en montaña: principalmente los informes del virrey Francisco de Toledo (1570-1572), la carta de Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (1615) y los informes de extirpación de idolatrías de Rodrigo Hernández Príncipe (1622).

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          This proposed study is focused on the anthropomorphic male figurines of the "Llullaillaco collection, " guarded by the Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña de Salta, Argentina. The findings and interpretations resultingfrom this ethnohistoric investigation contribute to the identification of social actors involved in Capacocha ceremonies. We propose that the indirect provincial governance exercised by "Inkas-by-priviledge" is symbolized in the archaeological artifacts found at the Llullaillaco Volcano, particularly the miniature figurines of male anthropomorphic beings wearing a metal, trapezoidal head ornament called a 'canipu. ' Our argument is supported by historical sources often ignored in studies of mountain archaeological finds--primarily the reports of Viceroy Francisco de Toledo (1570-1572), the letter of Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (1615) and the reports on the extirpation of idolatry by Rodrigo Hernández Príncipe (1621).

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          Four recently discovered frozen child mummies from two of the highest peaks in the south central Andes now yield tantalizing evidence of the preparatory stages leading to Inca ritual killing as represented by the unique capacocha rite. Our interdisciplinary study examined hair from the mummies to obtain detailed genetic and diachronic isotopic information. This approach has allowed us to reconstruct aspects of individual identity and diet, make inferences concerning social background, and gain insight on the hitherto unknown processes by which victims were selected, elevated in social status, prepared for a high-altitude pilgrimage, and killed. Such direct information amplifies, yet also partly contrasts with, Spanish historical accounts.
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                Journal
                bmchap
                Boletín del Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
                Bol. Mus. Chil. Arte Precolomb.
                Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (Santiago, , Chile )
                0718-6894
                2015
                : 20
                : 2
                : 69-87
                Affiliations
                [01] Salta orgnameMuseo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña Argentina
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                S0718-68942015000200005 S0718-6894(15)02000200005
                10.4067/S0718-68942015000200005
                47d6af1f-1e05-4ea9-b16c-c7893098590d

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : February 2014
                : May 2015
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                arqueología de alta montaña,etnohistoria,expansionismo inkaico,high altitude archaeology,etnohistory,Inka expansionism

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