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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.
Abstract
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.
- Subjects
- 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
- tradition
- Yellow River Early Neolithic
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Forensic Archaeologist
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2018
- Field Date
- 1983-1987
- Coverage Date
- 9000-7700 BP
- Coverage Place
- Jiahu, Wuyang, Henan, China
- Notes
- Barbara Li Smith and Yun Kuen Lee
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297)
- LCCN
- 61043423
- LCSH
- Yellow River Early Neolithic