COMPANION MEETING HANDOUTS

PALEOPATHOLOGY CLUB




  Sunday, February 12, 2006 — 1:30 PM — Regency V  

  • Human Sacrifice in Pre-Columbian Peru
  Moderators: Marvin J. Allison and Enrique Gerszten, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA
  Disclosure: The speakers have indicated they have nothing to disclose.

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1:30  Paleopathology and Human Sacrifice in the Moche Culture - John Verano, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2:15  Paleopathology and Human Sacrifice in the Wari Culture - Tiffiny A. Tung, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Poster:  Paleopathology and Human Sacrifice in the Tiawanaku Culture - Marvin J. Allison and Enrique Gerszten, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA
Previous symposia speakers were polled and this topic was never covered in previous symposia. Recent excavations have revealed a large number of human sacrifices in Peru. Several articles have been published in Europe, creating an interest in further exploring this topic.