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Mortuary treatment, pathology, and social relations of the Jiahu community
Asian perspectives • 47 (2) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 242-298
By: Smith, Barbara Li, Lee, Yun Kuen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors examined the mortuary practices of the Neolithic village of Jiahu for approximately five hundred internments, and analyzed the human skeletal remains for incidence of several pathologies (chronic infectious disease, iron-deficiency anemia, and osteoarthritis). They were also interested in reconstructing social relationships along the dimensions of gender, age, and wealth, while recognizing that beliefs expressed in funerary ritual may not reflect the social status a living individual.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- Ceramic technology
- Utensils
- Musical instruments
- Status, role, and prestige
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Sacred objects and places
- Revelation and divination
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yellow River Early Neolithic
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Forensic Archaeologist
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2018
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1983-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 9000-7700 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Jiahu, Wuyang, Henan, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Barbara Li Smith and Yun Kuen Lee
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 61043423
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yellow River Early Neolithic