Uña tambo: Materialidad, espacialidad y cronología de un sitio local intervenido por los Inkas en las tierras altas del valle Calchaquí norte (Salta, Argentina)

Abstract

Several studies account for Inka sites on summits, pre summits and high-altitude mountainsides. However, evidence of a co-presence of imperial and local representatives and pre-Inka settlements in these highlands is scarce. This article discusses the results of research at Uña Tambo ( X = 4707 masl), including analyses of architecture and potsherds recovered at the site, as well as radiocarbon dating of vegetal charcoals recovered from the excavations. We argue that the Uña Tambo site is the result of a long history that began in the early Late Intermediate Period and continued during Inka occupation.