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Ritual Violence And Times Of Transition: A Bioarchaeological Analysis Of Burials From Huaca Santa Clara And Huaca Gallinazo In The Virú Valley, Peru, Rebecca A. Dillon
Ritual Violence And Times Of Transition: A Bioarchaeological Analysis Of Burials From Huaca Santa Clara And Huaca Gallinazo In The Virú Valley, Peru, Rebecca A. Dillon
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This thesis is a bioarchaeological analysis of ritual violence in the Virú Valley, Peru in two periods: the Virú Period and the Tomaval Period, with a focus on examining the effects of socio-political times of transition on patterns of ritual violence. In the pre-Columbian Andes, there were several periods of socio-political transition that greatly affected the populations living on the north coast of Peru. One such period was the Middle Horizon (A.D. 800 – 1100), with the increasing influence of Huari and Tiwanaku, and with the later rise of Chimor (A.D. 1100 – 1550) and Sicán (A.D. 800 – 1350) …
In Search Of A Cause: An Etiological Analysis Of Manubrial Porosity, Jose Sanchez
In Search Of A Cause: An Etiological Analysis Of Manubrial Porosity, Jose Sanchez
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Few studies in paleopathology focus on the sternum as a unit of analysis to determine how it can contribute to disease diagnosis in the past. This thesis tested the null hypothesis that manubrial porosity was not associated with respiratory disease or pulmonary tuberculosis. One hundred fifty-four individuals from the Luis Lopes Skeletal Collection were assessed for manubrial porosity. This study sought to be as comprehensive as possible, and thus tested several variables to identify any significant associations with manubrial porosity. Using the odds ratio, 95% confidence interval, and chi-square tests, significant associations exist between manubrial porosity, adolescence, and sternal body …