Over the pre-Columbian sequence, Andean warfare ranged greatly in intensity. This review
combines published information on cranial trauma and settlement patterns, which often align …

In the last decade Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates has become commonplace for
archaeologists grappling with regional chronologies. Here we present Bayesian analysis for …

In this study, we address interpersonal violence during the transition between the Middle
and the Late Formative periods in the Central Andes, a critical period of political …

En este artículo presentamos una propuesta teórico-metodológica para la investigación de
la violencia en los Andes prehispánicos. Para hacer operativa esta propuesta, presentamos …

In this paper, we report 11 AMS radiocarbon dates from 8 Prehispanic fortifications located
in the Huaura Valley, central coast of Perú. Small fragments of organic material embedded …

La investigación arqueológica de las sociedades prehispánicas tardías de la costa
norcentral de Perú, identificadas como Casma y extendidas entre los valles de Chao y …

Violence has been characterized as a force for both political change and maintenance of the
status quo in human societies. The present study examines how outbreaks of violent events …

This dissertation investigates domestic activities conducted at El Campanario, an important
settlement in the Huarmey Valley which is located in the north-central coast of Peru. The …

The Peruvian Andes are well known for their ethnic and highly compressed ecological
diversity (Sandweiss & Richardson, 2008). This diversity has shaped the degree and kind of …

In his 1572 Historia indica, Pedro de Sarmiento de Gamboa perpetuated the Incas' civilizing
propaganda, writing that although the Andean region “was settled and full of people before …