Wari Women from Huarmey : bioarchaeological interpretation of human remains from the Wari Elite Mausoleum at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru /

Wari Women from Huarmey : bioarchaeological interpretation of human remains from the Wari Elite Mausoleum at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Wieckowski, Wieslaw.
Imprint:Oxford : Archaeopress, [2019]
©2019
Description:1 online resource (viii, 152 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology Ser. ; v. 11
Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 11.
Subject:
Huari Indians -- Antiquities.
Huari Indians -- Funeral customs and rites.
Women -- Peru -- Ancash -- Social conditions.
Mausoleums -- Peru -- Ancash.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Ancash.
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Ancash.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Huari Indians -- Antiquities.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Mausoleums.
Women -- Social conditions.
Peru -- Ancash.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12542325
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ISBN:9781789691856
1789691850
9781789691849
1789691842
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-152)
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Summary:Excavations at the Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site brought to light the first intact burial of female high-elite members of the Wari culture. It was found beneath a large adobe mausoleum, a landmark and focal point of the lower Huarmey Valley. Abundant grave goods, among which were precious metal artefacts, luxurious pottery, beautifully decorated bone and wooden objects, as well as spinning and weaving utensils, leave no doubt about the social status of individuals buried within the main chamber. The very unique character of the find was additionally emphasized by the fact that all of the buried individuals were women, accompanied by two grave guardians, and the remains of ancestors. This book presents the results of bioarchaeological analyses performed to date, and focuses on reconstructing the funeral rite and social status of the deceased
Other form:Print version: Więckowski, Wiesław. Wari women from Huarmey. Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019] 1789691842

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