The bioarchaeology of societal collapse and regeneration in ancient Peru / Danielle Shawn Kurin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurin, Danielle Shawn, author.

Series:

Bioarchaeology and social theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chanca Indians--Peru--Andahuaylas (Province)--Antiquities.

Chanca Indians.

Indians of South America--Peru--Andahuaylas (Province)--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Human remains (Archaeology)--Peru--Andahuaylas (Province).

Human remains (Archaeology).

Huari Indians.

History.

Social archaeology.

Antiquities.

Peru--Andahuaylas (Province).

Social archaeology--Peru--Andahuaylas (Province).

Huari Indians--History.

Quechua Indians--History.

Quechua Indians.

Indians of South America--Peru--History.

Peru.

Andahuaylas (Peru : Province)--Antiquities.

Andahuaylas (Peru : Province).

Peru--History.

Peru--Antiquities.

Peru--Civilization.

Civilization.

Indians of South America--Antiquities.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 218 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Cham] Switzerland : Springer, [2016]

Contents:

1. Societal collapse and reorganization

2. Theorizing and operationalizing a bioarchaeology of societal collapse and regeneration

3. Lifeways in Andahuaylas under the aegis of the Wari empire and after its collapse

4. Chanka and Quicha community profiles and mortuary practices

5. Reorganizing society : cranial modification and the creation of difference

6. Raiding and ethnic warfare in the postimperial era

7. Insidious entanglements : health, mobility, and nutrition

8. Medicocultural innovations to cope with collapse

9. Conclusions: Social fragmentation and reorganization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319284029

9783319284026

OCLC:

930996718