VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

The Late Intermediate Period in the Andes (A.D. 1000-1476) witnessed a decline in the prosperity associated with the Middle Horizon and the state of Tiwanaku (A.D. 750-1000). These disruptions are manifested in the construction of fortified sites, migration, and in a paucity of material culture. We...

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Autores principales:	Torres-Rouff,Christina, Costa-Junqueira,María A., Llagostera,Agustín
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología 2005
Materias:	bioarchaeology cranial trauma San Pedro de Atacama
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-735620050001000062005-11-21VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMATorres-Rouff,ChristinaCosta-Junqueira,María A.Llagostera,Agustín bioarchaeology cranial trauma San Pedro de Atacama The Late Intermediate Period in the Andes (A.D. 1000-1476) witnessed a decline in the prosperity associated with the Middle Horizon and the state of Tiwanaku (A.D. 750-1000). These disruptions are manifested in the construction of fortified sites, migration, and in a paucity of material culture. We investigate whether these changes affected the levels of interpersonal violence in the oases of San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile. Nearly 150 crania from the Late Intermediate cemetery of Yaye, one of the poorest in the area, were examined for evidence of trauma. They demonstrated a very high frequency of cranial fractures, 29.2% of the population (42/144), distributed throughout the bones of the skull. These results were compared to contemporary sites, which show similar patterns. Moreover, crania from the Tiwanaku and Inka periods were also analyzed and compared to this data. The populations from these two periods show less evidence of cranial trauma than those from Yaye. In the Tiwanaku Period, 11.9% of the population is affected (11/92), but in the subsequent Inka Period we see a notable decrease in trauma (4.0% or 11/275). These temporal differences in trauma may be associated with the larger cultural changes in the area. The results of this study indicate the possibility that the high rate of trauma seen at Yaye is related to the stress of the Late Intermediateinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de AntropologíaChungará (Arica) v.37 n.1 20052005-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-73562005000100006en10.4067/S0717-73562005000100006
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description	The Late Intermediate Period in the Andes (A.D. 1000-1476) witnessed a decline in the prosperity associated with the Middle Horizon and the state of Tiwanaku (A.D. 750-1000). These disruptions are manifested in the construction of fortified sites, migration, and in a paucity of material culture. We investigate whether these changes affected the levels of interpersonal violence in the oases of San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile. Nearly 150 crania from the Late Intermediate cemetery of Yaye, one of the poorest in the area, were examined for evidence of trauma. They demonstrated a very high frequency of cranial fractures, 29.2% of the population (42/144), distributed throughout the bones of the skull. These results were compared to contemporary sites, which show similar patterns. Moreover, crania from the Tiwanaku and Inka periods were also analyzed and compared to this data. The populations from these two periods show less evidence of cranial trauma than those from Yaye. In the Tiwanaku Period, 11.9% of the population is affected (11/92), but in the subsequent Inka Period we see a notable decrease in trauma (4.0% or 11/275). These temporal differences in trauma may be associated with the larger cultural changes in the area. The results of this study indicate the possibility that the high rate of trauma seen at Yaye is related to the stress of the Late Intermediate
author	Torres-Rouff,Christina Costa-Junqueira,María A. Llagostera,Agustín
author_facet	Torres-Rouff,Christina Costa-Junqueira,María A. Llagostera,Agustín
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title	VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
title_short	VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
title_full	VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
title_fullStr	VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
title_full_unstemmed	VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
title_sort	violence in times of changes: the late intermediate period in san pedro de atacama
publisher	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología
publishDate	2005
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VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF CHANGES: THE LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

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