The IberomaurusiannecropolisofTaforalt(Morocco,11-12000BP),excavatedbyRocheinthe1950s, contains28multiplegraves.ThefunerarypracticesoftheTaforaltpopulationhavebeenthefocusof a previouswork(Mariottietal.,2009). Intheabsenceoftheexcavationrecordsofthenecropolis,these funerary practiceswereinvestigatedthroughtheanalysisofthecontentsofeachgraveandthedistri- butionofintentionallymodified specimens(ochre-dyeing,cutmarks).Previousresearchhasdrawn particularattentiontoGraveXII(containingthreemaleadultsandtwojuveniles),wheremanyinten- tionally modified specimenswereidentified. Thepresentstudyfocusedspecifically onthehuman remains recoveredfromGraveXII.Analysisoftheseremainshasprovidedevidenceofinterventions, such asdismembermentanddefleshingofthecadaver,andtheuseofochretocolourthebones. Furthermore, thepresenceoflesionsontwoskullssuggeststhepossibilityofintentionalkillingand cannibalismamongtheTaforaltpopulation.Thisstudyfurthersupportsourpreviousimpressionofthe complexanddiversified funerarypractices,characterisingthesociallifeoftheIberomaurusian populationofTaforalt.
Titolo: | Funerary practices of the Iberomaurusian population of Taforalt (Tafoughalt, Morocco,11-12,000 BP): the case of Grave XII |
Autore/i: | BELCASTRO, MARIA GIOVANNA; S. Condemi; MARIOTTI, VALENTINA |
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Anno: | 2010 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.011 |
Abstract: | The IberomaurusiannecropolisofTaforalt(Morocco,11-12000BP),excavatedbyRocheinthe1950s, contains28multiplegraves.ThefunerarypracticesoftheTaforaltpopulationhavebeenthefocusof a previouswork(Mariottietal.,2009). Intheabsenceoftheexcavationrecordsofthenecropolis,these funerary practiceswereinvestigatedthroughtheanalysisofthecontentsofeachgraveandthedistri- butionofintentionallymodified specimens(ochre-dyeing,cutmarks).Previousresearchhasdrawn particularattentiontoGraveXII(containingthreemaleadultsandtwojuveniles),wheremanyinten- tionally modified specimenswereidentified. Thepresentstudyfocusedspecifically onthehuman remains recoveredfromGraveXII.Analysisoftheseremainshasprovidedevidenceofinterventions, such asdismembermentanddefleshingofthecadaver,andtheuseofochretocolourthebones. Furthermore, thepresenceoflesionsontwoskullssuggeststhepossibilityofintentionalkillingand cannibalismamongtheTaforaltpopulation.Thisstudyfurthersupportsourpreviousimpressionofthe complexanddiversified funerarypractices,characterisingthesociallifeoftheIberomaurusian populationofTaforalt. |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2011-02-25 16:06:14 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |