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Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru: New Discoveries and Interpretations
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Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru: New Discoveries and Interpretations Hardcover - 2001

by Elizabeth P. Benson; Anita G. Cook


From the publisher

Eight papers, from a symposium of the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington held in 1997, consider the place of human and animal sacrifice in Peru over a 2,000 year period, culminating around 1000 AD. The papers demonstrate that sacrifice played a significant role in the ritual practices of several cultures including Cupisnique, Chavin, Pucara, Nasca, Moche and Huari societies. The contributors also examine the survival of sacrifice in the archaeological record, including ceramics, artwork, embroideries, burials and skeletons, trophy-heads and architectural remains.

Details

  • Title Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru: New Discoveries and Interpretations
  • Author Elizabeth P. Benson; Anita G. Cook
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 211
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press
  • Date July 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780292708938 / 0292708939
  • Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.24 x 0.93 in (23.57 x 15.85 x 2.36 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Indians of South America - Peru - Antiquities, Peru - Antiquities
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00051078
  • Dewey Decimal Code 299.84