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Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 1
April 03, 2008
Mar 2610:17 PM
Inca Shelter
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 2
April 03, 2008
Mar 1511:53 PM
Homes: Common homes were made of sunbaked brick with thatched roofs. There were usually no windows. The doorway was covered with a strip of hanging leather or woven cloth. Goods were stored in baskets. The floor was made of pounded down eart. Animals, including guinea pigs, scurried in and out of the hut. On the walls were pegs for clothing, and slots or niches for idols. Cooking was usually done outside over a fire ringed by stones.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 3
April 03, 2008
Mar 2212:50 AM
On cold nights, people slept on mats made of totorra reeds, like those pictured above, near the stone stove. In the morning, after breakfast, the family left to work in the fields.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 4
April 03, 2008
Mar 2212:51 AM
Homes in cities were usually made from blocks of stone. The roof was angled steeply so that heavy mountain rains would drain off quickly. Timber roof beams were lashed to stone pegs and supported a frame thatched with grass. Most houses had just one story, but a few had two or three, joined by rope ladders inside the house. Each building was home to a single family. As many as six houses would be grouped together around a shared courtyard. All the buildings in a group belonged to families who were members of the same ayllu.
Stone pegs like this supported the roof timbers.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 5
April 03, 2008
Mar 1511:56 PM
Examples of thatched roofs.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 6
April 03, 2008
Mar 1511:57 PM
Homes: Nobles and relatives of the Inca lived in larger homes, within the main cities. The homes had thatched or grass roofs, with a hole in the top to let out smoke from cooking fires. Even the wealthy slept on grass and reed mats. The stone structures were built so well that they are still standing today.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 7
April 03, 2008
Mar 1612:00 AM
Remains of homes in Machu Picchu. The thatched roofs have rotted away, but the stones are still in excellent condition.
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 8
April 03, 2008
Mar 1612:01 AM
Inca Shelter
Compiled by Melodie Larsen 9
April 03, 2008
Mar 1612:03 AM
Inca Shelter
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April 03, 2008
Mar 177:28 PM
