Pilgrimage to sacrifice: Mechanisms, causes, and time of death of the Western Andean Capacocha of the Southern Tawantinsuyu

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dc.contributor.authorSilva-Pinto, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorSepúlveda, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorGayo, Eugenia M
dc.contributor.authorMendez-Quiros, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Mario
dc.contributor.authorMenéndez, Lumila Paula
dc.contributor.authorRojas-Costa, Gonzalo M
dc.contributor.authorCerón, María L
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Andrew S
dc.contributor.authorCatalán, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorStecher, Ximena
dc.contributor.authorSoffia, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorSalazar-García, Domingo C
dc.coverage.spatialEstados Unidos
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-04T20:02:01Z
dc.date.available2026-08-04T20:02:01Z
dc.date.issued2026-07-15
dc.description.abstractCapacocha was a key Inca state rite that intertwined pilgrimage, sacrifice, and imperial incorporation across the Andes. We present a multianalytical investigation into two Capacocha cases from the western slope of the Andes: Cerro Esmeralda, located in the coastal Atacama Desert of northern Chile, and Cerro El Plomo, in the high mountains of central Chile. Stable isotope analysis reveals commensality practices during the pilgrimage, integrating local communities into the imperial order. Furthermore, computed tomography, dermatoscopy, and skin histology provide new evidence regarding the causes and mechanisms of death, identifying violent acts associated with sacrifice. Last, we present a pair of radiocarbon dates to discuss the chronology of both Capacocha contexts. In sum, these practices specify the materialization of Inca statecraft and contribute to characterizing the complexity and diversity of Capacocha ritual as an extension of the Inca biopolitical conquest.
dc.identifier.citationScience Advances, Vol. 12, N°. 29 (2026) pp. 1-16
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz9055
dc.identifier.issne2375-2548
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6228-2678
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12254/7695
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
dc.subjectHuman Sacrifice
dc.subjectCapacocha
dc.subjectCollasuyo
dc.subjectRitual conques
dc.subjectCommensalism
dc.subjectCerro Esmeralda
dc.subjectCerro El Plomo
dc.subjectFinite Element Analysis
dc.subjectCT-scan
dc.titlePilgrimage to sacrifice: Mechanisms, causes, and time of death of the Western Andean Capacocha of the Southern Tawantinsuyu
dc.typeArticle
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