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Man Corn - Cannibalism and Violence in the Prehistoric American Southwest (Paperback)
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This study of prehistoric violence, homicide, and cannibalism
explodes the myth that the Anasazi and other Southwest Indians were
simple, peaceful farmers.
Until quite recently, Southwest prehistory studies have largely
missed or ignored evidence of violent competition. Christy and
Jacqueline Turner's study of prehistoric violence, homicide, and
cannibalism explodes the myth that the Anasazi and other Southwest
Indians were simple, peaceful farmers. Using detailed osteological
analyses and other lines of evidence the Turners show that warfare,
violence, and their concomitant horrors were as common in the
ancient Southwest as anywhere else in the world.
The special feature of this massively documented study is its
multi-regional assessment of episodic human bones assemblages
(scattered floor deposits or charnel pits) by taphonomic analysis,
which considers what happens to bones from the time of death to the
time of recovery. During the past thirty years, the authors and
other analysts have identified a minimal perimortem taphonomic
signature of burning, pot polishing, anvil abrasions, bone
breakage, cut marks, and missing vertebrae that closely match the
signatures of animal butchering and is frequently associated with
additional evidence of violence. More than seventy-five
archaeological sited containing several hundred individuals are
carefully examined for the cannibalism signature. Because this
signature has not been reported for any sites north of Mexico,
other than those in the Southwest, the authors also present
detailed comparisons with Mesoamerican skeletal collections where
human sacrifice and cannibalism were known to have been practiced.
The authors review several hypotheses for Southwest cannibalism:
starvation, social pathology, and institutionalized violence and
cannibalism. In the latter case, they present evidence for a
potential Mexican connection and demonstrate that most of the known
cannibalized series are located temporally and spatially near Chaco
great houses.
General
Imprint: |
University of Utah Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2011 |
First published: |
June 2011 |
Authors: |
Christy G. Turner II
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Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
552 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87480-968-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-87480-968-1 |
Barcode: |
9780874809688 |
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