For the Love They Bear Them
Clandestine Burial and Caring for the Dead in Colonial Peru
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12460396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jo Osborn (0000-0001-9929-6144, Texas A&M University, corresponding author), Emily B P Milton (0000-0001-8504-1247, Michigan State University), Jacob L Bongers (0000-0003-1633-7620, The University of Sydney), Richard Espino Huaman (0000-0002-0238-7718, Universidad Privada de Tacna), Camille Weinberg (0000-0002-4375-6655, The University of Texas at Austin), Brittany Hundman (0000-0001-7454-3516, University of West Florida) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Historical Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-7697 • E-ISSN: 1573-7748 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10761-025-00800-x |
| OpenAlex | W4414111134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Following the Spanish invasion and the collapse and overthrow of the Inca Empire, millions of Indigenous Andean people died from diseases, famine, and violence. Simultaneously, the twinned forces of Spanish evangelization and treasure hunting caused widespread destruction to Andean cemeteries and legally prohibited traditional Indigenous mortuary practices. Such prohibitions severed the mutual relationships of care and nurturing ( uyway ) between the living and the dead that underpinned social order and continuity within Andean communities. In response, some Indigenous people began to clandestinely inter their dead outside of sanctioned cemeteries. This behavior, however, is currently underrecognized in the Andean archaeological record. New archaeological data from the site of Jahuay on the Peruvian south coast, paired with new consideration of previously excavated burials from nearby sites, suggests clandestine burials were a widespread mortuary practice in colonial Chincha. We propose that this practice is best understood not as a form of resistance nor a rejection of Christian evangelization, but rather a form of community care to aid the continued survival of both the living and the dead
Colonialism · CONQUEST · Indigenous · Resistance (ecology · Treasure · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Latin American history and culture
The application of sulphur isotope analyses in archaeological research
Tombs for the living
Handbook of South American Indians
The hold life has
Demographic Collapse
Death and Conversion in the Andes
Conversion
Defining Identity during Revitalization
Convirtiendo a los vivos, disputando a los muertos
Landscapes of death
Consequences of conquest? The analysis and interpretation of subadult trauma at Puruchuco-Huaquerones, Peru
La materialidad de los muertos vivos. La carta-relación del licenciado Polo Ondegardo al arzobispo Jerónimo de Loaysa de 1566 y su contexto
Chincha y el mundo andino en la relación de 1558
On the Beginning of the Late Horizon
Mortuary Practices Amid Sociopolitical Changes
Reassessing the Chronology of Topará Emergence and Paracas Decline on the Peruvian South Coast
Bayesian Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates
SHCal20 Southern Hemisphere Calibration, 0–55,000 Years cal BP
El mundo al revés
Invaders as Ancestors
The Role of Chincha in Late Pre-Spanish Peru
Assembling the dead
Dwelling in equivocation
Enduring Conquests
Ancient Alterity in the Andes
The Extirpation of Idolatry in Peru
Absolute Chronology in the Andean Area
Indigenous Cosmopolitics in the Andes
Catholicism and Taki Onqoy in the Early Colonial Period
Painting personhood
The dead do not unbury themselves
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |