EARLY HOLOCENE MORTUARY PRACTICES IN LAGOA SANTA REGION: A 9600-9495 years cal BP Case of Perimortem Body Manipulation from Lapa do Santo (East-Central Brazil)

Burial 21 from Lapa do Santo was composed by a single almost complete skeleton that was almost fully articulated. However, the diaphysis of both tibiae and fibulae were absent. The presence of cut marks, chop marks, and green bone fractures are compatible with the intentional perimortem manipulation...

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Main Authors: André Strauss, Rodrigo Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 2018-08-01
Series:Clio Arqueológica
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/clioarqueologica/article/view/246336
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