Tiffiny A. Tung
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780813037677
- eISBN:
- 9780813042183
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813037677.003.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
This chapter gives a brief background on the development of the Wari Empire as it expanded from the Ayacucho Basin of central Peru to various regions across the Peruvian Andes. The author makes a ...
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This chapter gives a brief background on the development of the Wari Empire as it expanded from the Ayacucho Basin of central Peru to various regions across the Peruvian Andes. The author makes a case for using bioarchaeological methods to study the archaeological body to investigate both its physiological aspects and the ways it was used as political and social currency. A brief theoretical overview of the book is also presented, describing a perspective from which imperial authority is seen as a strong structuring force, while also recognizing the individual agency of those who were integrated into Wari society and those who were subjugated by Wari. The chapter concludes with a brief summary of each subsequent chapter.Less
This chapter gives a brief background on the development of the Wari Empire as it expanded from the Ayacucho Basin of central Peru to various regions across the Peruvian Andes. The author makes a case for using bioarchaeological methods to study the archaeological body to investigate both its physiological aspects and the ways it was used as political and social currency. A brief theoretical overview of the book is also presented, describing a perspective from which imperial authority is seen as a strong structuring force, while also recognizing the individual agency of those who were integrated into Wari society and those who were subjugated by Wari. The chapter concludes with a brief summary of each subsequent chapter.
