Violence, Ritual, and the Wari Empire [electronic resource] : A Social Bioarchaeology of Imperialism in the Ancient Andes /
Tung, Tiffiny A.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2012.
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.
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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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-236) and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Social archaeology
Imperialism
Human skeleton
Human remains (Archaeology)
Social structure
Huari Indians
Huari Indians