Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru

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Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru. / Wadskjær, Andreas V.; Nederby, Jens H.; Brandt, Luise Ørsted.

Human Sacrifice and Value: Revisiting the Limits of Sacred Violence from an Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective. ed. / Matthew J. Walsh; Sean O'Neill; Marianne Moen; Svein H. Gullbekk. Routledge, 2024. p. 258-274.

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Wadskjær, AV, Nederby, JH & Brandt, LØ 2024, Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru. in MJ Walsh, S O'Neill, M Moen & SH Gullbekk (eds), Human Sacrifice and Value: Revisiting the Limits of Sacred Violence from an Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective. Routledge, pp. 258-274. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003242475-12

APA

Wadskjær, A. V., Nederby, J. H., & Brandt, L. Ø. (2024). Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru. In M. J. Walsh, S. O'Neill, M. Moen, & S. H. Gullbekk (Eds.), Human Sacrifice and Value: Revisiting the Limits of Sacred Violence from an Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective (pp. 258-274). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003242475-12

Vancouver

Wadskjær AV, Nederby JH, Brandt LØ. Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru. In Walsh MJ, O'Neill S, Moen M, Gullbekk SH, editors, Human Sacrifice and Value: Revisiting the Limits of Sacred Violence from an Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective. Routledge. 2024. p. 258-274 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003242475-12

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Wadskjær, Andreas V. ; Nederby, Jens H. ; Brandt, Luise Ørsted. / Human sacrifices at Huaca Pucllana in Lima, Peru. Human Sacrifice and Value: Revisiting the Limits of Sacred Violence from an Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective. editor / Matthew J. Walsh ; Sean O'Neill ; Marianne Moen ; Svein H. Gullbekk. Routledge, 2024. pp. 258-274

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