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Prehispanic funerary towers of the south-central andes: Death , space ocupation and social organization. comparative study: Coporaque, cañon del colca (peru ), chapiquiña,precordillera of arica (chile)

  • Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3

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Abstract

This comparative study intends to determine whether the common practice to all south-central Andes of burying bodies in easily accessible, visible, and open tombs originated from standardized funerary practices and attitudes toward death among Andean societies.

Translated title of the contributionTorres funerarias prehispánicas de los andes centro-sur: Muerte, ocupación del espacio y organización social. Estudio comparativo: Coporaque, cañón del colca (perú), chapiquiña, precordillera de arica (chile)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-619
Number of pages15
JournalChungara
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Chullpa
  • Colca valley
  • Death
  • Late Intermediate Period
  • Precordillera of Arica

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