Cooperation and Hierarchy in Ancient Bolivia

Autorentext

Sara L. Juengst is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. As an anthropological bioarchaeologist, her research integrates social theory and skeletal evidence to address lived experiences of diet, disease, migration, and violence in the past and present. Sara's research primarily focuses on South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru), though she also participates in projects based in North Carolina, Kenya, and Nigeria. Her research explores how people navigated changing social and environmental climates, particularly highlighting how skeletons embody power and community.

Klappentext

This book explores how past peoples navigated and created power structures and social relationships, using a case study from the Titicaca Basin of Bolivia (800 BC - AD 400).

Inhalt

1 Studying Community and Power in the Past

2 Life in the Titicaca Basin

3 Daily Living: Sustenance, Stress, and Strain

4 Creating Relationships: Family and Friends

5 Growing Divisions: Violence and Identity

6 Building Community: Navigating New Terrain

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