Nov 04, 2015
Excavations at Uraca were generously funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, the Explorer's Club Field Research Grant, the Tinker Foundation Fieldwork Grant, and the Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science. Some chemical testing has been funded by a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of research and Vanderbilt University. We found more trophy heads that we were expecting, so we started this campaign to raise a little more money! Thanks for all the support so far!
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Human trophy taking was common in Southern Peru around 500-800 AD, but was it caused by environmental stress or the rise of the militaristic Wari Empire? Did Wari attack communities in Arequipa (S. Peru), or did Wari influence reach the area through trade? Sr and Pb isotope analysis will allow us to determine whether trophy victims from Uraca were locals or foreigners answering whether Wari was in the region, and who Uraca’s enemies were- local neighbors, Wari conquerors, or other tribes from afar?
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