Social identities and geographical origins of Wari trophy heads from Conchopata, Peru

Current Anthropology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 915-926

  Tung, Tiffiny A ^a   Knudson, Kelly J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54249119557     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591318     Document Type: Article

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