Professor’s Study on Skeletal Remains Provides Insights into Local Impact of Inca Conquest

October 12, 2016

Warren Church, professor of anthropology in Columbus State University’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences, collaborated on a chemical analysis of skeletal remains from an ancient Peruvian cliff tomb to assess changing dietary and mobility patterns experienced by local Chachapoya peoples under Inca domination . The study, recently published by the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, provides insight into the presence of local vs. foreign individuals, their social statuses and the nature of Inca control.

Research conducted by Church and his colleagues at the tomb site Los Pinchudos was featured in the June 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

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