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Author Więckowski, Wiesław.

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

Publication Info. Oxford : Archaeopress, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 152 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology Ser. ; v. 11
Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 11.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-152)
Contents The Site and the excavations -- A brief introduction to Wari -- Archaeological context -- State of preservation and taphonomic issues -- Results of bioarchaeological analyses and their interpretation -- Funerary rite reconstruction based on bioarchaeological research -- Who were the women of Castillo
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Subject Huari Indians -- Antiquities.
Huari Indians -- Antiquities.
Huari Indians.
Huari Indians -- Funeral customs and rites.
Women -- Peru -- Ancash -- Social conditions.
Women.
Peru -- Ancash.
Social conditions.
Mausoleums -- Peru -- Ancash.
Mausoleums.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Ancash.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Ancash.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Women.
Womyn.
Other Form: Print version: Więckowski, Wiesław. Wari women from Huarmey. Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019] 1789691842 (OCoLC)1090364856
ISBN 9781789691856 (electronic book)
1789691850 (electronic book)
9781789691849
1789691842