Processes of State Formation in the Inca Heartland (Cuzco, Peru) Author(s): Brian S. Bauer and R. Alan Covey Source: American Anthropologist, Vol. 104, No. 3 (Sep., 2002), pp. 846-864 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3567261 Accessed: 16-02-2016 23:43 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. American Anthropological Association and Wiley are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to American Anthropologist. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 146.96.36.187 on Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:43:50 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions BRIAN S. BAUER U;- R. ALAN COVEY Processes of State Formation in the Inca Heartland (Cuzco, Peru) ABSTRACT Thisarticle addresses Inca state formationin the centralhighlands of Peru.Using ethnohistoric materials and new ar- chaeologicalsurvey data fromthree areassurrounding Cuzco, the capitalof the Incaempire, we arguethat rapidInca expansion after C.E.1400 was made possibleby long-termprocesses of state formationand regionalconsolidation. From C.E. 1000-1400, a central- ized state developedin the CuzcoValley, extending its directadministrative control over numerousneighboring groups.