Human skeletal remains from Tomb 1, Sipán (Lambayeque river valley, Peru); and their social implications /

The Moche tombs at Sipán, on the north Peruvian coast, are a major addition to our knowledge of high-status élite burial rituals. Its Tomb 1 contains the remains of nine individuals — three adult males, one adult female, three adolescent females and one child — besides the principal burial. Who are...

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Autor principal: Verano, John W.
Formato: Analitica de revista
Lenguaje:inglés
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Sumario:The Moche tombs at Sipán, on the north Peruvian coast, are a major addition to our knowledge of high-status élite burial rituals. Its Tomb 1 contains the remains of nine individuals — three adult males, one adult female, three adolescent females and one child — besides the principal burial. Who are these people, as their biological remains instruct us?
Notas:Antiquity 71 (1999): 670-682