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Coming-of-Age in the Ancient Andes: A Bioarchaeological Evaluation of Early Life Course History, Puberty, and Gender in Late Pre-Hispanic Andean Culture (WGF - Dissertation Fieldwork Grant) (2023)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bridget Bey.

This resource is an application for a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The archaeological study of adolescence reveals insights into the biosocial process of puberty. Biologically, the critical developmental process of puberty defines adolescence, yet puberty is also the social process by which a child becomes an adult. This project investigates puberty as shaped by physical and social factors. I examine adolescence in the late pre-Hispanic Andes (800-1500 CE) to...