Study reveals evidence of violence at a time of crisis in ancient Peru

<p>Analysis of skeletons exhumed at a burial ground dating from the period 500-400 BCE, shortly after the collapse of the Chavín culture, revealed lethal injuries inflicted on men, women and children, as well as signs of material poverty. The period of violence investigated in the study may have seen the fall of the Chavín culture and a shift from theocracy to secular government.</p>