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Holes in the Head: Violence and Skull-Surgery in Ancient Bolivia

January 23, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EST

Tyler-Talman Recital Hall in the Sloan Music Center
323 Concord Road
Davidson, NC 28036 United States


Sara Juengst (Asst. Prof. of Anthropology, UNC Charlotte)

Lecture Description: As a bioarchaeologist, Juengst skeletons excavated from archaeological contexts in order to investigate past lifeways, considering topics such as power, food, community, and violence. Violent interactions resulting in major skeletal injury were common in the pre-Hispanic Andes, caused by shifting political power, resource scarcity, and community conflicts. However, ancient Andeans also practiced skull surgery, or trepanation, as a cure for many of these injuries. In this talk, Juengst will present cases from pre-Hispanic Bolivia to look at moments of violence in the past, how past peoples took care of their injured, and how skeletons help tell those stories. 

 

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Date:
January 23, 2018
Time:
7:30 pm EST
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Contact

Peter Krentz
Phone
7048942270
Email
pekrentz@davidson.edu

Venue

Tyler-Talman Recital Hall in the Sloan Music Center
323 Concord Road
Davidson, NC 28036 United States
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