Culturally Modified Human Remains from the Hopewell Mound Group
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu10391815722021-08-03T05:47:51Z Culturally Modified Human Remains from the Hopewell Mound Group Johnston, Cheryl Anne culturally modified human remains Hopewell Middle Woodland age sex bioarchaeology Culturally modified human remains from Hopewell contexts, often referred to as trophy skulls, include skulls, crania, jaws and other skeletal elements that have been drilled, ground, incised or shaped and deposited as funerary objects. Researchers seeking an understanding of the role of these culturally modified human remains in Hopewell ideology focused on the ages and sexes of those individuals from whom the modified bones were derived. Recent debates regarding the accuracy with which age and sex can be estimated from human skeletal remains have led to a better understanding of the limitations of commonly used methods and suggestions for improving accuracy. All available skeletons recovered from the Hopewell Mound Group (33RO27) were examined and described. Eleven methods were used to produce age estimates from which a best estimate was calculated using principal components analysis. Sex estimates were based on seven pelvic and three cranial indicators of sex as well as seriation of cranial robusticity, diameters of humeral and femoral heads, and discriminant functions calculated using dental metrics. Three hypotheses regarding the role of culturally modified human remains in Hopewell culture were tested using age and sex data: trophies of war, revered ancestors, and memento mori/objects for ritual use. The hypotheses that Hopewellian culturally modified human remains represent trophies of war or memento mori/objects for ritual use are tentatively rejected. Regardless of the purpose culturally modified human remains served in Hopewellian mortuary behavior, adults of either sex were used as donors of raw material or as posthumous recipients of culturally modified human remains. Future researchers should consider the possibility that multiple stimuli led to the production, use, and deposition of Hopewellian culturally modified human remains. 2002 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039181572 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039181572 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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