Violence, ritual, and the Wari empire : a social bioarchaeology of imperialism in the ancient Andes /

Violence, ritual, and the Wari empire : a social bioarchaeology of imperialism in the ancient Andes /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tung, Tiffiny A.
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.
Description:	xxiv, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past : local, regional, and global perspectives Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
Subject:	Huari Indians -- Antiquities. Huari Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. Social structure -- Peru. Human remains (Archaeology) -- Peru. Human skeleton -- Analysis -- Peru. Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Peru. Social archaeology -- Peru. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru. Excavations (Archaeology) Huari Indians -- Antiquities. Human remains (Archaeology) Human skeleton -- Analysis. Imperialism -- Social aspects. Social archaeology. Social structure. Peru.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8737699

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ISBN:	9780813037677 (alk. paper) 0813037670 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-236) and index.

Table of Contents:

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.