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Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership
Language: en
Pages: 280

Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership

Authors: Saburo Sugiyama
Categories: Excavations (Archaeology)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

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In the first two centuries AD, Teotihuacan was the largest urban centre in the New World and the Feathered Serpent Pyramid a spectacular symbol of state power.
Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership
Language: en
Pages: 308

Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership

Authors: Saburo Sugiyama
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-03-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An archaeological examination of the Feathered Serpent Pyramid as a symbol of power in Teotihuacan.
New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society
Language: en
Pages: 327

New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society

Authors: Vera Tiesler
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-02-15 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

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This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area stud
Ritual Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerica
Language: en
Pages: 530

Ritual Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerica

Authors: Rubén G. Mendoza
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Springer Nature

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The Bioarchaeology of Violence
Language: en
Pages: 307

The Bioarchaeology of Violence

Authors: Debra L. Martin
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-05 - Publisher: University Press of Florida

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Human violence is an inescapable aspect of our society and culture. As the archaeological record clearly shows, this has always been true. What is its origin? W