Violence, Ritual, and the Wari Empire : A Social Bioarchaeology of Imperialism in the Ancient Andes /

The Wari Empire thrived in the Peruvian Andes between AD 600 and 1000. This study of human skeletons reveals the biological and social impact of Wari imperialism on people's lives, particularly its effects on community organization and frequency of violence of both ruling elites and subjects.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tung, Tiffiny A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social structure.
Social archaeology.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
Human skeleton > Analysis.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Huari Indians > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
paleontology.
archaeology.
Medecine medievale.
Paleontologie.
Archeologie.
Archeologie sociale > Perou.
Imperialisme > Aspect social > Perou.
Squelette humain > Analyse.
Restes humains (Archeologie) > Perou.
Structure sociale > Perou.
Huari (Indiens) > Rites et ceremonies funeraires.
History, Medieval
Violence > history
Paleontology
Indians, South American > history
Archaeology
Medicine, Medieval.
Paleontology.
Archaeology.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Peru.
Social archaeology > Peru.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Peru.
Human remains (Archaeology) > Peru.
Social structure > Peru.
Huari Indians > Funeral customs and rites.
Peru.
Peru
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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