Incas

Archaeologist Nigel Davies, Ph.D., has written extensively on the Aztecs and Toltecs, on the origins of the peoples of the New World, including the books The Ancient Kingdoms of Mexico, The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru, The Toltecs, and The Aztecs, and on religious practices throughout America. He has lectured on archaeology at Harvard, Yale, and UCLA.

• In Search of the Past; The First of the Incas; The Era of Pachacutec; The Last Conquerors; The Inca State; The Empire and Its Infrastructure; The Imperial System; The Decline and Fall; Index.

"While there are many books on the fall of the Inca Empire, there are few that provide a general overview of Inca history and social organization. Davies's volume fills this glaring gap in the literature. . . . The book, which is written in a clear and engaging style . . . will be of value to introductory Andean students and of special importance to those who have had some exposure to Inca prehistory and now want to grapple with complex issues of source materials."—Latin American Antiquity