Violence, ritual, and the Wari empire : a social bioarchaeology of imperialism in the ancient Andes

1. Verfasser: Tung, Tiffiny A. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2012.
Umfang/Format: xxiv, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past
Schlagworte:
Excavations (Archaeology) > Peru.
Huari Indians > Antiquities.
Huari Indians > Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Human remains (Archaeology) > Peru.
Human skeleton > Analysis > Peru.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Peru.
Social archaeology > Peru > Peru.
Social structure > Peru.
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Peru
Anthropologie
Sozialgeschichte
Gesellschaftsstruktur > de
Huari > de
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction to Wari
  • Bioarchaeology of imperialism and violence
  • The Wari empire in the Andean world
  • Wari community organization : demography, migration, and mortuary treatment
  • Violence and skeletal trauma among Wari communities
  • Corporeal icons of Wari imperialism : human trophy heads and their representations
  • Conclusions : life and death in the Wari world.

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