| Artificial mummies from the Andes. | |
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PMID: 15571089 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 1997 agricultural workers, turned into looters, found an intact funerary site in the cloud forest in northeastern Peru. A prompt archaeological rescue project permitted the recovery of an important collection of mummies and artifacts that are providing important insights about the archaeology of the Chachapoya people that established in this area around 900 AD up to the Inca conquest of this territory around the year 1475. The mummies recovered showed evidence of cultural practices devised and used to assure the preservation of the human bodies. Such practices are also reported for among Chinchorro and Chiribaya mummies in the Andes. A cultural interpretation of these funerary activities is discussed connecting the practice of the cult to the ancestors to the access and management of resources and territory. |
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Authors:
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Sonia E Guillén |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Collegium antropologicum Volume: 28 Suppl 2 ISSN: 0350-6134 ISO Abbreviation: Coll Antropol Publication Date: 2004 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-12-01 Completed Date: 2004-12-30 Revised Date: 2009-02-04 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003354 Medline TA: Coll Antropol Country: Croatia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-57 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Centro Mallqui, The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru, Lima, Peru. mallqui@amauta.rcp.net.pe |
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Embalming* History, Ancient Humans Indians, South American / history* Mummies* Peru |
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