Mortuary practices and human sacrifice in the middle Chao Valley of Peru: Their interpretation in the context of Andean mortuary patterning

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-121

  Gaither, Catherine ^a   Kent, Jonathan ^a   Vásquez Sánchez, Víctor ^b   Rosales Tham, Teresa ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b ARQUEOBIOS   (Peru)

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EID: 60950413915     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1045663500007744     Document Type: Article

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