
Violence, Ritual, and the Wari Empire
A Social Bioarchaeology of Imperialism in the Ancient Andes
Tiffiny A. Tung(Author)
University Press of Florida
Published on 30. March 2012
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8130-3767-7 (ISBN)
Description
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. By inspecting bioarchaeological data from skeletons and ancient DNA, as well as archaeological data, Tung provides a better understanding of how the empire's practices affected human communities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florida
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
66 black & white illustrations, 17 tables, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8130-3767-7 (9780813037677)
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