Burial Practices in the Lagoa Santa Region

Strauss, André

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“…This specific presentation of the bones represents a secondary burial. Manipulation of bones and secondary burials are an ancient practice (Neves et al, 2002; Oliveira et al, 2012; Strauss, 2017; Strauss et al, 2015), also existing in the Maya tradition ( pumoc tradition ; Gómez Cobá, 2011) to present day (Fornaciari et al, 2010; Millaire, 2004; Schroeder, 2001; Strauss et al, 2015). In this scenario, the body of the ‘Muknal Grandfather’ was originally buried elsewhere on the surface of the Yucatán peninsula or in another part of the dry cave system of Tulum.…”

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The Muknal cave near Tulum, Mexico: An early-Holocene funeral site on the Yucatán peninsula

Stinnesbeck

Mata

et al. 2018

The Holocene

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Here, we report on an incomplete human skeleton, soot patches related to anthropogenic fireplaces, and cut marks on the mandible of an extinct peccary, from the submerged Muknal cave southwest of Tulum on the Mexican Yucatán peninsula. The human individual, here named ‘Muknal Grandfather’, was identified as a male based on cranial parameters. The age at the time of death was estimated to be between 40 and 45 years. We propose that the human bones have been brought to the cave during the latest Pleistocene or early Holocene, but not later than 8600 14C yr BP (ca. 9600 cal BP), as a secondary burial of a partial skeleton. The peccary mandible was placed close to the burial site, possibly as part of the same ritual. The Muknal cave therefore served as a place for funeral rituals.

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The Muknal cave near Tulum, Mexico: An early-Holocene funeral site on the Yucatán peninsula

Stinnesbeck

Mata

et al. 2018

The Holocene

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“…And the results surprised them. Instead of the expected flexed burials in primary condition, the researchers found a diversity of interments, including multiple burials, anatomical selection, cut, cremated, and broken bones . In fact, the primary flexed burials were exceptions at the sites excavated.…”

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Lagoa Santa's contribution to the origins and life of early Americans

Da-Gloria

Hübbe

Neves

2018

Evolutionary Anthropology

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The region of Lagoa Santa, Central-Eastern Brazil, provides an exceptional archeological record about Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene occupation of the Americas. Since the first interventions made by the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the 19th century, hundreds of human skeletons have been exhumed in the region. These skeletons are complemented by a rich botanic, faunal, technological, and geomorphological archeological record. We explore here the contributions of Lagoa Santa material to the origins and lifestyle of early Americans, providing an historic background. Cranial morphology of Lagoa Santa skeletons allowed the proposition of a model of two biological components for the occupation of the Americas, in which early Americans are morphologically similar to people of African and Australo-Melanesian origin. Furthermore, the archeological record in the region has revealed an intense use of plant resources, a restricted spatial distribution, and the symbolic elaboration of local hunter-gatherers, unveiling a distinct lifestyle compared to early North American populations.

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“…Além disso, e esse é um ponto nevrálgico, na Lapa do Santo os crânios individualizados faziam parte de um conjunto mais amplo de elementos ósseos que eram removidos e realocados (Strauss 2010(Strauss , 2012(Strauss , 2014(Strauss , 2017Strauss et al , 2015Strauss et al , 2016Strauss et al , 2018aStrauss et al , 2018b. Ou seja, ao contrário do caso das cabeças-troféu stricto sensu, no qual estas eram o ator central e o próprio fim da remoção do crânio, na Lapa do Santo esse era apenas um elemento que, junto com outros, compunha o mise-en-scène mortuário.…”

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A prática de individualização de crânios e de decapitação na região de Lagoa Santa durante o Holoceno Inicial (Brasil)

Strauss

Oliveira

2018

Rev. Mus. Arqueol. Etnol.

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Por mais envoltos que estivessem em práticas cruéis de flagelação humana, os europeus ficaram fascinados com os costumes ameríndios que envolviam a remoção e a exibição de partes do corpo humano, especialmente quando a prática da decapitação ou individualização de crânios estava presente. Na América do Sul, o caso mais antigo de decapitação é relatado na região andina com ca. 3000 AP no sítio Ásia 1 (Peru). Uma vez que quase todos os outros casos arqueológicos da América do Sul também ocorreram nos Andes (por exemplo, Nazca, Moche, Huari e Tiahuanaco), assumiu-se que a decapitação foi um fenômeno andino, tanto em suas origens como em sua expressão mais inequívoca. Esta contribuição tem como objetivo avaliar as evidências disponíveis sobre a decapitação na América do Sul e relatar a descoberta no Brasil de diversos casos de crânios individualizados, que estão datados em torno de 9000-9500 cal BP (intervalo de 95,4%). Escavados no abrigo da Lapa do Santo, em Lagoa Santa (MG), esses casos de crânios individualizados incluem a decapitação mais antiga do Novo Mundo, implicando uma reavaliação da origem e da dispersão geográfica desse fenômeno no continente.

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Burial Practices in the Lagoa Santa Region

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The Muknal cave near Tulum, Mexico: An early-Holocene funeral site on the Yucatán peninsula

The Muknal cave near Tulum, Mexico: An early-Holocene funeral site on the Yucatán peninsula

Lagoa Santa's contribution to the origins and life of early Americans

A prática de individualização de crânios e de decapitação na região de Lagoa Santa durante o Holoceno Inicial (Brasil)

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