A century of feasting studies

B Hayden, S Villeneuve - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The study of feasting has gradually emerged from early descriptions and bewilderment to
more sophisticated attempts to understand the logic and reasons behind the often lavish …

[图书][B] The incas

TN d'Altroy - 2014 - books.google.com
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 …

Patterns of trauma across Andean South America: New discoveries and advances in interpretation

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 …

A mass sacrifice of children and camelids at the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site, Moche Valley, Peru

G Prieto, JW Verano, N Goepfert, D Kennett, J Quilter… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Patterns of violence and diet among children during a time of imperial decline and climate change in the ancient Peruvian Andes

TA Tung, M Miller, L DeSantis, EA Sharp… - The archaeology of food …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Identifying locals, migrants, and captives in the Wari Heartland: A bioarchaeological and biogeochemical study of human remains from Conchopata, Peru

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 …

The role of infant life histories in the construction of identities in death: An incremental isotope study of dietary and physiological status among children afforded …

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 …

[图书][B] Archaeology of religion: cultures and their beliefs in worldwide context

SR Steadman - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Residential histories of elites and sacrificial victims at Huacas de Moche, Peru, as reconstructed from oxygen isotopes

JM Toyne, CD White, JW Verano, SU Castillo… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Baseline data for Andean paleomobility research: a radiogenic strontium isotope study of modern Peruvian agricultural soils

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 …