Spring 2027 Anthropology GU4449 section 001

The Inca Empire

Call Number 16414
Day, Time & Location View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Terence N D'Altroy
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course provide an in-depth examination of the formation, nature, and fall of the Inca empire, the most complex polity of the Americas before the European invasions. It draws on early Spanish colonial accounts, modern anthropology, and archaeology as sources of information. Among the topics covered are politics, social order, economics, gender roles, militarism, and the ideas about humanity's place in the landscape and the cosmos.

Department Anthropology
Enrollment 0 students (20 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, November 12, 2026
Subject Anthropology
Number GU4449
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, GSAS, Global Programs, General Studies, Journalism
Section key 20271ANTH4449W001