The Human Remains of the Late Bronze Age Cemetery of Glyka Nera

Papathanasiou, Anastasia; Tiliakou, Anthi; Kwok, Cynthia; Moutafi, Ioanna; Kakavogianni, Olga

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“…A typical example is the inclusion (or not) of juveniles in the formal burial space. Several cases show that subadults, especially those under 4 or 5 years, are generally underrepresented in Mycenaean chamber-tomb cemeteries and tholoi, although discrepancies are attested (Papathanasiou et al, 2012(Papathanasiou et al, , 2020 (Table S1). In contrast, the inclusion of larger numbers of these age groups seems to occur in more remote areas to the north (Michael et al, 2021); this situation suggests the existence of intra-and interregional dissimilarities in the mortuary treatment of the youngest individuals in the community.…”

Section: Bioarcheology Of the Southern Greek Mainland During The Late...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Examination of the health status has generally shown the existence of moderate levels of stress during childhood, generally good living conditions, moderate oral health and low exposure to infections and trauma (Katsimicha et al, 2022;Michael et al, 2021;Papathanasiou, 2002Papathanasiou, -2005Papathanasiou et al, 2012Papathanasiou et al, , 2020Triantaphyllou, 2001;Tritsaroli, 2021). Intra-site variations are naturally to be observed: take oral hygiene as an example, Michael et al (2021) observed that groups from remote, northern areas generally display higher rates of dental pathologies when compared to areas from central and southern Greece.…”

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“…Dietary studies conducted on carbon and nitrogen isotopes from bone collagen show that Bronze Age sites had a preference for a terrestrial C 3 diet with no significant marine protein consumption. Intraand inter-site variability is detected that suggests status and gender differences are expressed in the diet (Papathanasiou, 2015;Papathanasiou et al, 2020). For example, at the Mycenaean palace of Pylos, individuals buried in tholos tombs had a better oral health and diet than those buried in chamber tombs.…”

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“…Indeed, the Socha humans do display remarkably similar values to those from other Bronze Age sites in Greece (Figure 4). Despite several intra-and inter-site variability that suggests temporal, status and gender differences in diet (Papathanasiou, 2015;Papathanasiou et al, 2020), the human nitrogen isotope data in most of these sites averages around 8.5‰ and was interpreted as indicating a mixed plant/animal diet, with animal protein coming from meat and likely also from milk products.…”

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Bioarchaeological insights into the Late Helladic communities of South Kynouria, Peloponnese: The case of the LH IIIA2‐IIIB2 burial cluster of Socha

Tritsaroli,

Grigorakakis,

Richards

2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This paper examines the human osteological remains unearthed from six Late Helladic (LH IIIA2‐IIIB2) (1390/70–1200/1190 BCE) tombs at Socha in the Peloponnese. It seeks to investigate the character of a Mycenaean community that though organically integrated into and highly dependent on the palatial system, manifested Mycenaean burial practices with a distinctly local character, namely, through the use of built cist‐tombs. Our analysis investigates further the identity of this community and explores whether these people had also adopted a different way of life, diet and mortuary behavior toward specific groups. The results show that the demographic composition, diet, and health characteristics of the deceased of Socha were analogous to most Mycenaean sites: (a) equal representation of males and females, (b) burial exclusion of infants and young children, and (c) homogenous C3 terrestrial diet. In addition, a tendency for a more frequent inclusion of middle‐aged females with subadults in the same tomb suggests gender and age differentiation are in play. On the other hand, even though the burials of Socha practiced collectivity, an emphasis on individuality through a less variable post‐mortem manipulation of the deceased is also in evidence and is characterized by single secondary deposits within the original grave, no evidence for commingling, and no evidence for removal nor selection of bones in secondary deposits. These characteristics demonstrate the differentiation of the group of Socha during a period of intensive movement and the creation of new settlements in South Kynouria.

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Section: Bioarcheology Of the Southern Greek Mainland During The Late...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bioarcheology Of the Southern Greek Mainland During The Late...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bioarcheology Of the Southern Greek Mainland During The Late...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bioarchaeological insights into the Late Helladic communities of South Kynouria, Peloponnese: The case of the LH IIIA2‐IIIB2 burial cluster of Socha

Tritsaroli,

Grigorakakis,

Richards

2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The Human Remains of the Late Bronze Age Cemetery of Glyka Nera

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Bioarchaeological insights into the Late Helladic communities of South Kynouria, Peloponnese: The case of the LH IIIA2‐IIIB2 burial cluster of Socha

Bioarchaeological insights into the Late Helladic communities of South Kynouria, Peloponnese: The case of the LH IIIA2‐IIIB2 burial cluster of Socha

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