Add to ORKGThe first comprehensive synthesis of a major topic in Andean archaeology, this volume reconstructs the complex and situational motivations underlying ritual killing and the broader range of pre- and post-killing rites that were integral to ancient liturgies of violence
The Incas carried out some of the most dramatic ceremonies known to us from ancient times. Groups of...
ABSTRACT This study examines bioarchaeological evidence for violence during the period of Wari imper...
Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mo...
Archaeological residues of ritual are often ephemeral, and reconstructing the dynamics of performed ...
Pacopampa, a ceremonial complex in Peru's northern highlands, reveals early evidence of trauma in th...
<div><p>Objectives</p><p>Pacopampa, a ceremonial complex in Peru’s northern highlands, reveals early...
Through the study of archaeological, ethnographic, linguistic, and historical evidence from northern...
This dissertation addresses the role of ritual practices in the emergence of complex forms of social...
Little is known about the precise date of the emergence of decapitation in a ritual context and the ...
This study expands upon traditional taphonomic techniques to distinguish between natural and cultura...
Little is known about the precise date of the emergence of decapitation in a ritual context and the ...
Death is not only the cessation of life; it is a social transformation. This dissertation investigat...
The Nasca, who occupied parts of the Peruvian south coast during the Early Intermediate Period (EIP;...
Mortuary practices of the Middle Preceramic period (ca. 8500-4000 B.P.) are discussed for the Nancho...
This study will focus on frozen mummies of sacrificial victims from mounts Llullaillaco (6739 m), Qu...
The Incas carried out some of the most dramatic ceremonies known to us from ancient times. Groups of...
ABSTRACT This study examines bioarchaeological evidence for violence during the period of Wari imper...
Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mo...
Archaeological residues of ritual are often ephemeral, and reconstructing the dynamics of performed ...
Pacopampa, a ceremonial complex in Peru's northern highlands, reveals early evidence of trauma in th...
<div><p>Objectives</p><p>Pacopampa, a ceremonial complex in Peru’s northern highlands, reveals early...
Through the study of archaeological, ethnographic, linguistic, and historical evidence from northern...
This dissertation addresses the role of ritual practices in the emergence of complex forms of social...
Little is known about the precise date of the emergence of decapitation in a ritual context and the ...
This study expands upon traditional taphonomic techniques to distinguish between natural and cultura...
Little is known about the precise date of the emergence of decapitation in a ritual context and the ...
Death is not only the cessation of life; it is a social transformation. This dissertation investigat...
The Nasca, who occupied parts of the Peruvian south coast during the Early Intermediate Period (EIP;...
Mortuary practices of the Middle Preceramic period (ca. 8500-4000 B.P.) are discussed for the Nancho...
This study will focus on frozen mummies of sacrificial victims from mounts Llullaillaco (6739 m), Qu...
The Incas carried out some of the most dramatic ceremonies known to us from ancient times. Groups of...
ABSTRACT This study examines bioarchaeological evidence for violence during the period of Wari imper...
Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mo...