Taphonomic Analysis of Anasazi Skeletal Remains from Largo-Gallina Sites in Northwestern New Mexico
Abstract
In 1979 Mackey and Green used the condition of Anasazi skeletal remains from five Largo-Gallina phase sites in northwestern New Mexico to aid in their argument that large masonry towers were primarily defensive structures. As part of an ongoing and long-term study of Southwestern violence and cannibalism, the skeletons from their five sites have been reexamined. Evidence for violence, in the form of perimortem bone damage, most often involving males, was present, but none of the sites meet the minimal criteria test for proposing cannibalism.
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Much less common are skeletons where the bone or archeological context indicates an accidental or violent death, such as an individual trapped in a burned room, or individuals with weapon wounds.
“Much less common are skeletons where the bone or archeological context indicates an accidental or violent death, such as an individual trapped in a burned room, or individuals with weapon wounds (Turner et al., 1993).”
From Cannibalism in the Prehistoric American Southwest. Occurrence, Taphonomy, Explanation, and Suggestions for Standardized World Definition. (1995) · cites this paper as Turner et al., 1993
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- Authors
- Turner, C. G., Turner, J. A., & Green, R. C.
- ORCID
- Turner, Christy G.
- Venue
- Journal of Anthropological Research
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1993-07
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 83-110
- ISSN
- 0038-4801 (ISSN-L)
- 0091-7710
- 2153-3806
- OpenAlex
- W2331776802
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 22.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Anthropological Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Keywords
- Ancestral Puebloans, taphonomy, skeletal remains, violence, cannibalism, fortifications, masonry towers, Southwestern archaeology, northwestern New Mexico
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