AR101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chachapoya Culture, Blunt Trauma, Abductive Reasoning
4 Nov 2016
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Chacapoya were strong and independent people living in the mountainous region of peru over 400 years ago. Discovery of a site with the remains of more than 100 individuals has archaeologists on the hunt to find out who or what killed these people. August 2007, alfredo uncover human remains singed by fire and not buried. Unclear about why they went such a long distance to bury bodies. Diagrams note all artifacts and human bodies. Pottery dates the time where buildings were used. Glossy pottery happened in coligny era 1570 points the finger to the spanish brought disease. There is no woman in the deaths. One of the skulls were result of trauma. Weapons such as guns and swords would leave marks on bones. Hit on the back of the head and hit from behind. Human sacrifice because the god is angry and world is ending. Ritual act in the final days of kealap.
