Death, Decay and Reconstruction: An osteological analysis of Effigy Mound material from Wisconsin

Ruth, Christine Ella

doi:doi:10.30861/9781841710938

Death, Decay and Reconstruction: An osteological analysis of Effigy Mound material from Wisconsin

Christine Ella Ruth 2000 © BAR Publishing

The primary objective of this study was to complete a comprehensive osteological analysis of a skeletal collection of the Effigy Mound Culture (Wisconsin, c. 650-1200 AD), in order to contribute to the relatively scanty literature and knowledge of these pre-contact Native people. The project provided a rare and unique opportunity to study the demography and osteological characteristics of a selected population belonging to this culture.

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BAR pre-2020
BAR International Series pre-2020

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9781841710938 (paperback)
9781407352367 (ebook)

BAR Number

S894

Subject

North America
Death / Burial / Cemeteries / Tombs
Archaeozoology / Bioarchaeology / Osteoarchaeology
Prehistory (general titles only)

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Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Abstract
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Graphs
List of Tables
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF EFFIGY MOUND
Chapter 3. HISTORY OF THE SAMPLE
Chapter 4. METHODOLOGY
Chapter 5. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Chapter 6. DISPOSAL TYPES AND MOUND FORM
Chapter 7. PALEOPATHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Chapter 8. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES CITED
Appendix. CATALOGUE OF EFFIGY MOUND SKELETAL COLLECTION AT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM

Death, Decay and Reconstruction: An osteological analysis of Effigy Mound material from Wisconsin

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