Structural violence and physical death at Tlatelolco: selecting the chronically malnourished for sacrifice at a Late Postclassic Mesoamerican city (1300-1521 CE)
(2022)
Journal Article
Blevins, K. E., McGrane, M., Mansilla Lory, J., Arroyo, S. G., & Buikstra, J. E. (2023). Structural violence and physical death at Tlatelolco: selecting the chronically malnourished for sacrifice at a Late Postclassic Mesoamerican city (1300-1521 CE). Bioarchaeology international, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.5744/bi.2022.0011
Human sacrifice in Mesoamerican cities was diverse and highly ritualized, and it remains incompletely understood. Knowing who was selected for ritual violence is essential for interpreting specialized mortuary deposits and furthering research on Mexi... Read More about Structural violence and physical death at Tlatelolco: selecting the chronically malnourished for sacrifice at a Late Postclassic Mesoamerican city (1300-1521 CE).