Using oxygen 18 isotope to problematize the presence of resettled laborers in the far provinces of the Inca empire
by Francisco Garrido, Catalina Morales
Resettlement, as a major imperial policy in the Inca empire, appears to have been a widespread mechanism for labor mobilization and the dismantling of rebellions. While multiple ethnohistorical references exist regarding resettlement in the central Andes, the extent of this policy in the imperial provinces is still unknown, especially in cases of economic intensification that might have required more labor force. The δ18O isotope is a good proxy for... Читать дальше...