. ▁ ▁Description ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁a ▁ste ep ▁hill ▁that ▁over look s ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁fort ified ▁complex ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁Ar che ological ▁studies ▁of ▁surface ▁collections ▁of ▁pot tery ▁at ▁Sac say hu am án ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁earliest ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁hill top ▁dates ▁to ▁about ▁ 9 0 0 ▁CE . ▁According ▁to ▁In ca ▁or al ▁history , ▁T up ac ▁In ca ▁" rem ember ed ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁P ach ac uti ▁had ▁called ▁city ▁of ▁C uz co ▁the ▁l ion ▁city . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁tail ▁was ▁where ▁the ▁two ▁rivers ▁un ite ▁which ▁flow ▁through ▁it , ▁that ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁the ▁great ▁square ▁and ▁the ▁houses ▁round ▁it , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁head ▁was ▁wanting ." ▁ ▁The ▁In ca ▁decided ▁the ▁" best ▁head ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁for tr ess ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁plate au ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ." ▁But ▁ar che olog ists ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁Sac say hu am án ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁preceding ▁Kill ke ▁culture . ▁The ▁In ca ▁expanded ▁on ▁what ▁they ▁found , ▁beginning ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C aj amar ca ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Con quest ▁of ▁the ▁In ca , ▁Francisco ▁P izar ro ▁sent ▁Martin ▁Buen o ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁Sp ani ards ▁to ▁transport ▁the ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁from ▁the ▁Temple