The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new …
MS Murphy, SL Juengst - International journal of paleopathology, 2020 - Elsevier
In his review article John W. Verano covered trauma, warfare, trophy taking, and human sacrifice, but his discussion mostly focused on the results of studies of museum or private …
Here we report the results of excavation and interdisciplinary study of the largest child and camelid sacrifice known from the New World. Stratigraphy, associated artifacts, and …
This chapter explores how an ongoing drought (ca. 900–1350 CE), which overlaps with the decline of the Wari Empire (ca. 1100 CE), altered the frequency and intensity of violence and …
TA Tung, KJ Knudson - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2011 - Elsevier
The site of Conchopata in the central Peruvian Andes was the secondary center in the heartland of the Wari Empire (AD 600–1000), and in this study we examine whether this …
E Craig‐Atkins, J Towers… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Isotope ratio analyses of dentine collagen were used to characterize short‐term changes in physiological status (both dietary status and biological stress) across the life …
Steadman fills an empty niche in the offerings on how archaeology interprets past religions with this useful textbook. The book includes case studies from around the world, from the …
Early state formation on the Andean coast resulted in the creation of monumental, densely populated urban centers. The prehispanic Peruvian site of Huacas de Moche (∼ AD 100 …
KJ Knudson, E Webb, C White… - Archaeological and …, 2014 - Springer
While the use of radiogenic strontium isotope values to examine paleomobility is increasingly common in the Andes, and beyond, many questions about baseline variability …