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Life in a Prehistoric State at Armatambo <ul><li>Lurín Valley, Perú </li></ul><ul><li>Keith Chan </li></ul><ul><li>University of Missouri - Columbia </li></ul>
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Outline <ul><li>Background: Health and social complexity on the Central Andean coast </li></ul><ul><li>Hypotheses: Does state organization benefit health and command more labor? </li></ul><ul><li>Methods: Testing the hypotheses using bioarchaeology </li></ul><ul><li>Results: State level societies reverse a trend in worsening health seen in non-state societies </li></ul>
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To the Andean Region! <ul><li>The Andean region is one of several key areas for studying change in social complexity </li></ul><ul><li>The Central Andean coast has a wealth of comparative material from different types of societies </li></ul>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Área_Cultural_Andina.png
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Health and Social Complexity on the Central Andean Coast <ul><li>Pechenkina et al. (2007): </li></ul><ul><ul><li>“ The Middle Preceramic… exhibits the lowest rates of all indicators of physiological stress….” </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>“ A significant deterioration of health during the subsequent periods is suggested by the majority of skeletal indicators,” (p. 111). </li></ul></ul>
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What About the Late Intermediate Period? <ul><li>On the Central Coast, the Ychsma state controlled the Rímac and Lurín Valleys </li></ul><ul><li>The Ychsma state had urban centers, including Pachacamac and Armatambo </li></ul><ul><li>Maybe the greater command of labor acted to improve health and increase the population... </li></ul>Pyramid with Ramp at Pachacamac
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Hypotheses <ul><li>Subadult health in the Ychsma state will be better than in the earlier non-states </li></ul><ul><li>Adult activity levels in the Ychsma state will be greater than in the earlier non-states </li></ul>
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Armatambo (Urban State) <ul><li>Excavated by Maria Perez </li></ul><ul><li>Part of a salvage operation in 1997 </li></ul><ul><li>Now part of the Chorrillos district of Lima </li></ul><ul><li>Collection has 41 adults and 14 subadults </li></ul>
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Comparative Sample <ul><li>Paloma (fishing village) </li></ul><ul><li>Cardal (beginning social stratification) </li></ul><ul><li>Villa El Salvador/Tablada De Lurín (localized polity) </li></ul>
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Indicators of Health and Activity <ul><li>Several indicators show subadult health, when bone is most susceptible to disease </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Cribra orbitalia (CO) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Porotic hyperostosis (PH) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Periosteal lesions </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Degenerative joint disease shows high physical activity in adults </li></ul>
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Expectations <ul><li>Compared to collections from non-states, the Armatambo collection should show: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Less cribra orbitalia </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Less porotic hyperostosis </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Fewer subadult periosteal lesions </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Compared to collections from non-states, the Armatambo collection should show more adult DJD </li></ul>
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Results (Subadult Health) Subadult CO
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Results (Subadult Health) 2 Subadult PH
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Results (Subadult Health) 3 Subadult Periosteal Lesions
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Results (Adult Health) 1 Cervical Vertebra DJD
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Results (Adult Health) 2 Thoracic Vertebra DJD
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Results (Adult Health) 3 Lumbar Vertebrae DJD
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Conclusion 1 <ul><li>Question: How is health related to social complexity? </li></ul><ul><li>Background: Worsening health in non-states with increasing complexity </li></ul><ul><li>Expected: Better subadult health and more adult activity in the state compared to non-states </li></ul>
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Conclusion 2 <ul><li>Findings: The Armatambo collection reversed a trend of worsening subadult chronic anemia with increasing social complexity </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Signs of chronic bacterial infections showed no clear pattern with social complexity </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Armatambo adults had more thoracic DJD than non-state adults </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Further Research Questions: Why just the thoracic vertebrae? </li></ul>
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Acknowledgements <ul><li>My dissertation committee: Bob Benfer, Debby Pearsall, Ed Brent, Ray Wood, and Chris VanPool </li></ul><ul><li>Kathy Forgey and Dawn Sturk </li></ul><ul><li>Life Sciences Fellowship at MU </li></ul><ul><li>El Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia </li></ul><ul><li>Maritza Perez </li></ul><ul><li>Mercedes Delgado </li></ul><ul><li>Kate Pechenkina, Joe Vradenburg, Matt Rhode, and Ahmad Abu Dalou </li></ul><ul><li>My field school students: 2007: Andrea, Beckie, Crystal, Fernando, and Ruth; 2009: Brandi, Brian, Cari, Chelsea, Clarissa, Heather, Jessica, Justin, Kelly, and Tia </li></ul>Thanks to:
Site of 1 st generation state development.
Pechenkina and colleagues’ data are from the Middle Preceramic through the Middle Horizon.
Maybe state level organization had unique effects on health and labor.
Drink!
LIP is the second period of more localized states
DJD separated into regions of the body: elbow, knee, vertebrae
I totally ran statistical tests, but since there are so many results, I will be showing the charts today.
Explain the prevalence chart!
Yay almost done!