Tribal and chiefly warfare in South America /

"Preparations, organization, weapons, strategies, rituals, and mortuary treatments associated with warfare among contemporary Jivaro and Yanomamo, and among contact-period Colombian and Panamanian chiefdoms, provide criteria for differentiating tribal and chiefdom levels; these are evaluated us...

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Main Authors: Redmond, Elsa M, Redmond, Elsa M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1994
Ann Arbor : 1994
Ann Arbor, Michigan : 1994
Series:Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 28
Studies in Latin American ethnohistory & archaeology ; v. 5
Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 28
Studies in Latin American ethnohistory & archaeology ; v. 5
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Summary:"Preparations, organization, weapons, strategies, rituals, and mortuary treatments associated with warfare among contemporary Jivaro and Yanomamo, and among contact-period Colombian and Panamanian chiefdoms, provide criteria for differentiating tribal and chiefdom levels; these are evaluated using archaeological data from various regions and periods"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
"Preparations, organization, weapons, strategies, rituals, and mortuary treatments associated with warfare among contemporary Jivaro and Yanomamo, and among contact-period Colombian and Panamanian chiefdoms, provide criteria for differentiating tribal and chiefdom levels; these are evaluated using archaeological data from various regions and periods"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 148 p.) : ill., maps
1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-142)
ISBN:1951519981
9781951519988
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