Jacobi's groundbreaking osteology study uncovers the history of
the Tipu Maya of Belize and their subsequent contact with the
Spanish conquistadores and missionaries.
Two cultures collided at Tipu, Belize, in the 1600s: that of the
native Maya and that of the Spanish missionaries, who arrived with
an agenda of religious subjugation and, ultimately, political
control. Combining historical documentation with the results of an
archaeological exploration of a Tipu cemetery, Keith Jacobi
provides an account of the meshing of these two cultures and the
assimilation of Catholic practices by the Tipu.
In particular, Jacobi focuses on the dental remains recovered at
this site. A tooth may be the last tangible evidence of a living
creature, so teeth can reveal information about an individual's
health, diet, cosmetic alteration, trauma, and genetic structure.
From the genetic structure the researcher can learn information
about an individual's relationship to others in a particular
population and between populations.
Jacobi's research reveals how these European and Spanish
Catholic practices were assimilated by the Tipu Maya and enables
the first description of the prevalent attitudes toward death and
burial customs. Through this study of Tipu Maya dentition changes
through time, Jacobi sheds light on Spanish intermarriage, Maya
familial relationships, and the Tipu genetic affinity with other
prehistoric, historic, and modern Maya.
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