essay
Physical characteristics and skeletal biology of the Moche population at Pacatnamu
, the moche occupation • 2 • Published In 1997 • Pages: 189-214
By: Verano, John W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author analyzed the human skeletal remains of 84 individuals and 590 isolated skeletal elements from Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley. All age groups were represented, and at the H45CM1 cemetery which produced 67 individuals, the age distribution is consistent with a U-shaped mortality curve. There were age differences in mortality: in general females outlived males by nineteen years. Descriptions include cranial deformation, height, diet based on analysis of isotopic ratios, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, dental problems, nutritional stress during childhood, trauma such as fractures, infections, and developmental anomalies. Differences in the craniofacial morphology indicate the different cemeteries at site were used by different groups, perhaps different kinship groups. Data summary tables are provided.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Anthropometry
- Ontogenetic data
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- Body alterations
- Lineages
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physical Anthropologist
- 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; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1600-1250 BP (AD 400-750)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pacatnamú, Guadalupe district, Pacasmayo (Jequetepeque Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- John W. Verano
- For bibliographic references see document 27: Donnan (1997, Bibliography)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86061112
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pacatnamú Site (Peru)