Pacopampa: Early evidence of violence at a ceremonial site in the northern Peruvian highlands.

Pacopampa, a ceremonial complex in Peru's northern highlands, reveals early evidence of trauma in the Middle to Late Formative Period coinciding with the emergence of social stratification in the area. We examine the prevalence of trauma in human remains found at the site and present evidence o...

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Main Authors: Tomohito Nagaoka, Kazuhiro Uzawa, Yuji Seki, Daniel Morales Chocano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5619763?pdf=render