book chapter

Artificial cranial deformation of a human skull from Chogha Mish: [appendix A]

chogha mish by pinhas delougaz and helene j. kantorChicagoPublished In 1996 • Pages: 319-322

By: Ortner, Donald J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is a brief study of a skull deformed by an antemortem cultural practice found in a Late Middle Susiana context at the Chogha Mish site in Khuzestan, Iran. The author describes the physical appearance of the skull, tooth wear, and methods of producing skull deformation in both living and prehistoric populations. Comparisons are made to other areas of the world where skull deformation exists. A table,(Table 48), compares anthropometric measurements between the Chogha Mish skull and a skull of similar size from the Early Bronze Age site of Bab edh-Dhra, in Jordan.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Body alterations
Descriptive somatology
Genetics
Ontogenetic data
Development and maturation
Comparative evidence
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1961-1971
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
6500-6000 BP (4500-4000 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Chogha Mish, Khuzestan, Iran
NotesAdditional notes
Donald J. Ortner
For bibliographical references see document 32:Delougaz and Kantor
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95072170
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran--Chogha Mish/Chogha Mish (Iran)--Antiquities