Hair and Sacrifice in the Andean World, as deduced by biomolecular approaches

An individual’s first haircut is considered to be a major milestone in many world cultures and religions even today. It is interesting to note therefore that children placed as Inca child sacrifices in shrines on a number of the principal mountains in the Andes were found with many offerings, includ...

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Main Author: Andrew Wilson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of York 2016
Subjects:
Archaeology
hair
Inca
Andean
sacrifice
Capacocha
ceremony
Llullaillaco Maiden
Cuzco
ritual
bioarchaeology
coca
CC1-960
permafrost
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2449187753dc4e94962cff15c804ef27
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2449187753dc4e94962cff15c804ef27 2023-05-15T17:57:35+02:00 Hair and Sacrifice in the Andean World, as deduced by biomolecular approaches Andrew Wilson 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/2449187753dc4e94962cff15c804ef27 EN eng University of York http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue42/6/2.cfm https://doaj.org/toc/1363-5387 10.11141/ia.42.6.2 1363-5387 https://doaj.org/article/2449187753dc4e94962cff15c804ef27 Internet Archaeology, Iss 42 (2016) Archaeology hair Inca Andean sacrifice Capacocha ceremony Llullaillaco Maiden Cuzco ritual bioarchaeology coca CC1-960 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:46:49Z An individual’s first haircut is considered to be a major milestone in many world cultures and religions even today. It is interesting to note therefore that children placed as Inca child sacrifices in shrines on a number of the principal mountains in the Andes were found with many offerings, including small bags made of animal intestines containing cut human hair. The exceptional preservation of these young individuals offers huge potential for us to gain insight into the ritual process, given that most have remained in permafrost conditions since they were left on the mountain as part of the state-sanctioned Capacocha ceremony practised by the Inca. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Inca ENVELOPE(-59.194,-59.194,-62.308,-62.308)
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topic Archaeology
hair
Inca
Andean
sacrifice
Capacocha
ceremony
Llullaillaco Maiden
Cuzco
ritual
bioarchaeology
coca
CC1-960
spellingShingle Archaeology
hair
Inca
Andean
sacrifice
Capacocha
ceremony
Llullaillaco Maiden
Cuzco
ritual
bioarchaeology
coca
CC1-960
Andrew Wilson
Hair and Sacrifice in the Andean World, as deduced by biomolecular approaches
topic_facet Archaeology
hair
Inca
Andean
sacrifice
Capacocha
ceremony
Llullaillaco Maiden
Cuzco
ritual
bioarchaeology
coca
CC1-960
description An individual’s first haircut is considered to be a major milestone in many world cultures and religions even today. It is interesting to note therefore that children placed as Inca child sacrifices in shrines on a number of the principal mountains in the Andes were found with many offerings, including small bags made of animal intestines containing cut human hair. The exceptional preservation of these young individuals offers huge potential for us to gain insight into the ritual process, given that most have remained in permafrost conditions since they were left on the mountain as part of the state-sanctioned Capacocha ceremony practised by the Inca.
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title_fullStr Hair and Sacrifice in the Andean World, as deduced by biomolecular approaches
title_full_unstemmed Hair and Sacrifice in the Andean World, as deduced by biomolecular approaches
title_sort hair and sacrifice in the andean world, as deduced by biomolecular approaches
publisher University of York
publishDate 2016
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