1. Acuto, F. (2010) ‘Living Under the Imperial Thumb in the Northern Calchaquí Valley, Argentina,’ in: Malpass, M. and Alconini, S. (eds). Distant Provinces of the Inka Empire: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Inka Imperialism. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, pp. 109–151. This chapter combines various lines of archaeological evidence – settlement layout, architecture, ceramics, and mortuary practices – to investigate differences in how local people dealt with incorporation into the Inka empire.