Resurrecting identities in the Andes

Snuffing paraphernalia found in the tomb of a spiritual leader

[Credit: Constantino Torres]

Cranial characteristics, which helped determine genetic relatedness at the population level.

Modified head shapes, which demonstrated community identities, as skull shape was culturally dictated in the Andes.

Isotopic analyses, which revealed individuals' geographic origins and whether they moved during their lifetimes.

Grave goods and construction, which shed light on how people were perceived and remembered by others.

The relationships these features had to an individual's sex, which expanded on understandings of social identity.

A photo of San Pedro de Atacama, the region where the archaeological sites are located

[Credit: Christina Torres-Rouff]

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