A CASE OF BONE CHORDOMA (CANCER) IN A CHANCAY INDIVIDUAL OF CERRO COLORADO, SANTA MARIA-HUAURA

Authors

  • Pieter van Dalen Luna Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Dayanna L. Carbonel Arana Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2015n29.e12232

Keywords:

Archeology, culture Chancay, Huaura Valley, cemetery, cancer.

Abstract

This article presents the diagnosis of a case of bone cancer in a human individual from the Chancay culture recovered in the funeral area of Cerro Colorado, southern end of the valley of Huaura. Cerro Colorado is a vast archaeological complex consisting of several sectors among which: the Tambo Tawantinsuyu, the walled sector and extensive funerary area, occupied now many human settlements and housing associations.

Author Biographies

  • Pieter van Dalen Luna, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
    Docente Departamento Académico de Arqueología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Director del Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos.
  • Dayanna L. Carbonel Arana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
    Arqueóloga.

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Published

2015-07-13

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES

How to Cite

A CASE OF BONE CHORDOMA (CANCER) IN A CHANCAY INDIVIDUAL OF CERRO COLORADO, SANTA MARIA-HUAURA. (2015). Arqueología Y Sociedad, 29, 167-182. https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2015n29.e12232