Researchers have found signs of ritual violence on skeletons from an ancient civilisation in the Andes
Kevin Loria
Oct 20, 2017, 1:45 AM
A diagram of Pacopampa, the site where the bodies examined here were discovered.
Skeletons found at Pacopampa, the site of an ancient Andean civilisation in Peru, show signs of ritual violence.
Archaeologists study violence to better understand how people in ancient societies lived and died.
In this civilisation in the Andes, the researchers think elites may have used violence in religious ceremonies in a way that showed dominance, though there are other possible explanations too.
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/andean-civilizations-pacopampa-ritual-violence-study-2017-10
