essay

Cremations at the Marana site

studies in the hohokam community of marana (15) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 223-233

By: Morris, Donald H., Brooks, Dan.

Abstract
Morris and Brooks analyzed the cremated remains from Marana. They compare them to remains found at La Cuidad and Snaketown. They conclude that the low bone weight of the cremations can be explained by the symbolic treatment of the remains that includes only removing part of the cremated remains from the area they were burned in and dividing the cremated bones and burying them separately. When this behavior is taken into account, the proportions of subadult to adult cremations are as expected for the population of the residence group at Locus D.
Subjects
Mortality
Burial practices and funerals
Cultural participation
Composition of population
tradition
Hohokam
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Physical Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
1985
Coverage Date
1150-650 BP (AD 850-1350)
Coverage Place
Marana community, Arizona, United States
Notes
Donald H. Morris and Dan Brooks
Contract No. 5-CS-30-02570
For bibliographical references see document 147:Rice
LCSH
Hohokam culture
Indians of North America Arizona Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) Arizona
Arizona Antiquities