War in the ancient social groups of Costa Rica. Lithic sculptures in the light of ethnohistorical sources and oral tradition

 

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Autori: Sánchez Avendaño, Viviana, Sánchez Herrera, Julio César, Sánchez Avendaño, Carlos
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2023
Descrizione:We discuss warfare practice in Costa Rica’s ancient social groups through the study of archaeological artifacts, ethnohistoric sources, and indigenous oral tradition accounts. First, some proposals on the subject made by professionals in archeology are reviewed.  Then, discusses how war is presented in both historical sources and oral tradition. Finally, archaeological evidence is interpreted from the statuary in the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, the Museo del Jade y la Cultura Precolombina and the Museo del Oro Precolombino collections. The study highlights the importance of the warrior figure within the social stratification of past societies, as well as the fact that war constituted a constant and permanent activity between the groups.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/54194
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/54194
Keyword:warfare
historical source
oral sources
indigenous peoples
archaeological evidence
enfrentamientos bélicos
fuente histórica
fuente oral
pueblos indígenas
evidencia arqueológica