Valerie A. Andrushko

TL;DR: Several lines of evidence suggest that the accelerated loss and compensatory over-production of red blood cells seen in hemolytic and megaloblastic anemias is the most likely proximate cause of porotic hyperostosis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined patterns of prehistoric trepanation in the southern highlands of Peru through an analysis of 11 Cuzco-region burial sites and found that the predominant methods used were circular cutting and scraping, with an overall 83% survival rate and little ensuing infection.

TL;DR: In this paper, human dental enamel samples from the Cuzco Valley site of Chokepukio are analyzed and compared to the local 87Sr/86Sr signature established through faunal specimens.

TL;DR: This article investigated a possible capacocha at the pre-Columbian site of Choquepukio in the Cuzco Valley of Peru, where seven children (aged 3-12 years) were discovered buried together; accompanying them was an elaborate assemblage of high status artifacts similar to those from other recent archaeological finds that are believed to be capacoca sacrifices.

TL;DR: Overall, trophy-taking and dismemberment appear to have been the product of the social geography of prehistoric central California, where culturally differentiated tribes lived in close proximity to their enemies.