Tribal and chiefly warfare in South America

By Elsa M. Redmond

Subjects: Antiquities, Warfare, South america, antiquities, Chiefdoms, Indians of south america, wars, Indians of South America, Yanomamo Indians, Shuar Indians

Description: "Preparations, organization, weapons, strategies, rituals, and mortuary treatments associated with warfare among contemporary Jivaro and Yanomamo, and among contact-period Colombian and Panamanian chiefdoms, provide criteria for differentiating tribal and chiefdom levels; these are evaluated using archaeological data from various regions and periods"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.