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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Ancestor veneration"”.
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War Trophies and Ancestor Veneration, A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Maya Secondary Interments at Formative Cuello and K'axob in Northern Belize
… partibility, the taking of human trophies, and ancestor veneration. The Formative skeletal populations from Cuello and K’axob, in Northern Belize, each contained 46 secondary interments that were analyzed to pinpoint trophies and ancestors. Based on various criteria, including grave location and …
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Ancestor Worship in the Middle Sicán Theocratic State
<p>The major focus of this dissertation is the ancestor worship that is inferred to have been practiced in the multiethnic Middle Sicán theocratic state (AD 950-1100) that prospered on the northern North Coast of Peru. The major objective is twofold: (1) demonstrating by archaeological means that …
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Under the hanging tree: everyday life and historical memory in Central Namibia
… how matrilineal descent, cattle practice, and ancestor veneration infuse colonial trauma with meaning and continuity. Methodologically, the project combines ethnography with creative practice: participatory filmmaking is used both as inquiry and as intervention. Through the Return to the Source …
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Hilltop Archaeology: Ceremony and Ritual at the Site of Cerro Santa Rita, Chao Valley, Peru
… practiced by Peruvians today. The traditions of ancestor veneration and feasting are no exceptions to this. Cerro Santa Rita was a burial complex that had plazas and courtyards associated with the tombs of ancestors. Not as elaborate or large as the <em>huacas</em> to the north in the Moche and …
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Orkney's first farmers. Reconstructing biographies from osteological analysis to gain insights into life and society in a Neolithic community on the edge of Atlantic Europe
… indicate an egalitarian society or contemporary ancestor veneration but suggest monumental tombs had some special role possibly related to violent death or supernatural liminality.
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Mysteries of the Dead: A Taphonomic Analysis of the Skeletal Remains from the Peruvian Highland Sites of Marcahuamachuco and Cerro Amaru
… burial preparation, mummification and possibly ancestor veneration. A young tall adult woman and a fetus were recovered from underneath the Castillo at Marcahuamachuco. The adult female exhibits evidence of postmortem bone modification consistent with dismemberment. Given the taphonomy, context, …
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The Archaeology of an Ancient Seaside Town: Performance and Community at Samanco, Nepeña Valley, Peru Volume 1
… the 16th century CE ascribed to a performance of ancestor veneration associated with site ruins. The thesis also analyzes contemporary engagements with Samanco’s archaeological heritage to understand how local Andean communities experience and perform with archaeological ruins. I argue that local …