Main entry:

Protzen, Jean-Pierre.

Title & Author:

Inca architecture and construction at Ollantaytambo / Jean-Pierre Protzen ; with original drawings by Robert Batson.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Description:

x, 303 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index.
I. The Site and Its Architecture. 1. The Archaeological Complex of Ollantaytambo. 2. The Settlement. 3. The Fortress. 4. The Callejon and Q'ellu Raqay. 5. The Storehouses. 6. The Quarries of Kachiqhata -- II. Construction Techniques. 7. Construction Materials. 8. Quarrying. 9. Transporting. 10. Cutting and Dressing. 11. Fitting, Laying, and Handling. 12. Mortared Masonry. 13. Details of Design and Construction -- III. Construction Episodes. 14. Evidence of Construction Phases. 15. Chronology -- Appendix: Storage Capacity of Qollqa at Ollantaytambo.

Summary:

This architectural study attempts to explain how the Incas, who did not have iron tools or a knowledge of the wheel, were able to mine and transport extremely heavy stone and rock, following which these materials were converted into remarkably large structures.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

0195070690 (acid-free paper)
9780195070699 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Inca architecture.
Quarries and quarrying, Prehistoric Peru Ollantaytambo.
Stonemasonry Peru Ollantaytambo.
Incas Antiquities.
Architecture inca.
Carrières préhistoriques Pérou Ollantaytambo.
Maçonnerie de pierre Pérou Ollantaytambo.
Incas Antiquités.
Quarries and quarrying, Prehistoric.
Stonemasonry.
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Inka's.
Excavations (Archaeology) Peru Ollantaytambo.
Architecture inca Pérou Ollantaytambo.
Maçonnerie Pérou Histoire Jusqu'à 1500.
Carrières (exploitations minières) Pérou Ollantaytambo Histoire Epoque précolombienne.
Ollantaytambo Site (Ollantaytambo, Peru)
Ollantaytambo (Pérou : Site archéologique)
Peru Ollantaytambo.
Peru Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo Site.
Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo (Peru) Antiquities.
Ollantaytambo (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Architecture History
Peru

Added entries:

Batson, Robert.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 81906
Call No.: ID F3429.1.O44 P7; ID:95-B2812
Status: Available