Childhood lost: Abductions, sacrifice, and trophy heads of children in the wari empire of the ancient andes

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-66

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

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649514731     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/1045-6635.21.1.44     Document Type: Article

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