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Violence, ritual, and the Wari empire : a social bioarchaeology of imperialism in the ancient Andes / Tiffiny A. Tung ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen.

Penn Museum Library F3430.1.H83 T86 2012
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tung, Tiffiny A.
Series:
Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past
Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past : local, regional, and global perspectives
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Huari Indians--Antiquities.
Huari Indians.
Huari Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Social structure--Peru.
Social structure.
Social archaeology.
Imperialism--Social aspects.
Imperialism.
Human skeleton--Analysis.
Human skeleton.
Human remains (Archaeology).
Rites and ceremonies.
Peru.
Human remains (Archaeology)--Peru.
Human skeleton--Analysis--Peru.
Imperialism--Social aspects--Peru.
Social archaeology--Peru.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Peru.
Excavations (Archaeology).
Physical Description:
xxiv, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-236) and index.
ISBN:
9780813037677
0813037670
OCLC:
711045472

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