New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society

by Vera Tiesler (editor), Andrea Cucina (Editor)

This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area studied: archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists. This interdisciplinary approach provides a comprehensive perspective on these sites as well as the material culture and biological evidence found there

330 pages, Hardcover

First published March 14, 2007

About the author

Vera Tiesler, PhD, is a leading bioarchaeologist specialized in Mesoamerica. Based in the Mexican part of the Maya area she serves as a research professor at the University of Yucatan, where she heads the Laboratory of Bioarchaeology and the work group of archaeological studies.