Prehistoric Warfare on the Great Plains - Skeletal Analysis of the Crow Creek Massacre Victims

Informationen zum Autor P. Wiley Klappentext First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung First Published in 1991.This study is the product of the discovery, excavation, processing, data collection and analysis of nearly 500 human skeletons from the Crow Creek Massacre Project, South Dakota. In about 1325 AD nearly 500 American Indians were massacred, and their remains were discovered, excavated and cleaned in 1978. The general purpose of the Crow Creek osteological study were to describe the remains as fully as time permitted and compare these results with other samples. This volume presents information concerning the Crow Creek bone elements, paleodemography, cranial affiliations, mutilations and stature. It emphasizes the unique feature of the sample and compares the Crow Creek sample with other skeletal samples from the Plains. Inhaltsverzeichnis Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 6 Emotions, Preface, Preface 1990, Interlocution, The Crow Creek Site and Excavations, Count and Context of the Bone Elements, Crow Creek Paleodemography, Crow Creek Cranial Affinities, Crow Creek Mutilations, Crow Creek Stature, Interpretation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: P. Willey, Willey P.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138979215
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97921-5
• Seiten: 234
• Serie: Evolution of North American Indians Series
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; South Dakota, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, prehistory, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology