Paleonthological analysis of sacrificial victims at the pyramid of the moon, Moche River Valley, Northern Peru

Chungara

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-70

  Verano, John W ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defleshing; Human sacrifices; Paleopathology; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442679590     PISSN: 07161182     EISSN: 07177356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-73562000000100011     Document Type: Article

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