Family Matters: Kinship and Community Composition During the
Late Intermediate Period in Andahuaylas, Peru.
This dissertation uses a multi-method bioarchaeological approach to understand the impact on families and communities during times of socio-political change. I focus on the late prehispanic Chanka, an ethnic group that occupied the South-Central Andean highlands, which coalesced around AD 1000 following the fall of the Wari Empire. After two centuries of local conflict, the region was invaded by the Inca, leading to drastic changes in Chanka society.
Research Funded By: National Geographic Society, National Science Foundation, and Washington State University
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Information Booklets
As part of this project, booklets about the Chanka and project outcomes were made for children and adults in Spanish, English, and Quechua (Cuzco).
These booklets were made possible by Co-PI Beatriz Marilin Lizarraga Rojas, a PhD student in the History and Archaeology Program at Complutense University of Madrid. If you want help making your own, please contact her: blizarra@ucm.es
If you require any further information, feel free to contact me! Thank you.
Valda G. Black, PhD 