Inca human sacrifice and sacred pilgrimages: spatial analysis of sites on the Chachani and Pichu Pichu volcanoes
Abstract The capacocha was one of the most important types of Inca sacrifices. Road stations ( tambos ) were built for the pilgrims who travelled to mountain peaks with the sacrifices. Spatial analysis of two tambos on the slopes of the Pichu Pichu and Chachani volcanoes in Peru reveals segregation in the sacred landscape.
Authors
- Dagmara M. Socha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-4926)
- Dominika Sieczkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-4388)
Institutions
- Silesian University of Technology (PL)
- Catholic University of Santa María (PE)
- University of the Aegean (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.229
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki