Ancient burial practices in the American Southwest : archaeology, physical anthropology, and Native American perspectives / edited by Douglas R. Mitchell, Judy L. Brunson-Hadley ; foreword by Dorothy Lippert

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Subjects: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Funeral customs and rites
Indians of North America--Anthropometry--Southwest, New
Indians of North America--Material culture--Southwest, New
Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation--Southwest, New
Cultural property--Repatriation--Southwest, New
Grave goods--Government policy--Southwest, New
Archaeologists--Southwest, New--Attitudes
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Collection and preservation
United States Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
United States. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Formats: Print
Material Type: Books
Language: English
Audience: Unspecified
Edition: 1st ed
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2001
LC Classification: E
Table of Contents: List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
1. Introduction / Douglas R. Mitchell, Judy L. Brunson-Hadley 1
2. Hopi Perspectives on Southwestern Mortuary Studies / T. J. Ferguson, Kurt E. Dongoske, Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma 9
3. Ideologies of Death and Power in the Hohokam Community of La Ciudad / Randall H. McGuire 27
4. An Evaluation of Classic Period Hohokam Burials and Society: Chiefs, Priests, or Acephalous Complexity? / Douglas R. Mitchell, Judy L. Brunson-Hadley 45
5. Mortuary Ritual and Organizational Inferences at Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona / Stephanie M. Whittlesey, J. Jefferson Reid 68
6. A Study of Sinagua Mortuary Practices and Their Implications / John W. Hohmann 97
7. Salado Burial Practices / Chris Loendorf 123
8. Foundations of Political Power in Ancestral Zuni Society / Todd L. Howell 149
9. Chaco Canyon Mortuary Practices Archaeological Correlates of Complexity / Nancy J. Akins 167
10. Morbidity and Mortality in a Classic-Period Hohokam Community / Susan Guise Sheridan 191
11. Unequal Treatment in Life as in Death: Trauma and Mortuary Behavior at La Plata (A.D. 1000-1300) / Debra L. Martin, Nancy J. Akins 223
12. Ancient Southwest Mortuary Practices: Perspectives from Outside the Southwest / Lynne Goldstein 249
Epilogue / Judy L. Brunson-Hadley, Douglas R. Mitchell 254
List of Contributors 256
Index 257
Additional Authors: Mitchell, Douglas R
Brunson-Hadley, Judy L., 1952-
Notes: LCCN: 2001001179
ISBN: 0826322468 (cloth : alk. paper)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Hopi perspectives on southwestern mortuary studies / T.J. Ferguson, Kurt E. Dongoske, and Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma -- Ideologies of death and power in the Hohokam community of La Ciudad / Randall H. McGuire -- An evaluation of classic period Hohokam burials and society: chiefs, priests, or acephalous complexity? / Douglas R. Mitchell and Judy L. Brunson-Hadley -- Mortuary ritual and organizational inferences at Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona / Stephanie M. Whittlesey and J. Jefferson Reid -- A study of Sinagua mortuary practices and their implications / John W. Hohmann -- Salado burial practices / Chris Loendorf -- Foundations of political power in ancestral Zuni society / Todd L. Howell -- Chaco Canyon mortuary practices archaeological correlates of complexity / Nancy J. Akins --Morbidity and mortality in a classic-period Hohokam community / Susan Guise Sheridan -- Unequal treatment in life as in death: trauma and mortuary behavior at La Plata (A.D. 1000-1300) / Debra L. Martin and Nancy J. Akins -- Ancient southwest mortuary practices: perspectives from outside of the southwest / Lynne Goldstein
Physical Description: xii, 264 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
OCLC Number: 46359697
ISBN/ISSN: 0826322468

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