A Mass Secondary Burial from Northern Arizona

A Mass Secondary Burial from Northern Arizona

A secondary burial of at least 30 individuals was excavated on Polacca Wash south of the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. This burial does not match either the prehistoric or contemporary Hopi pattern and cannot be duplicated in the recorded habits of surrounding tribes. Slight evidence favors a prehist...

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Veröffentlicht in:American antiquity 1966-10, Vol.31 (6), p.822-826
1. Verfasser: Olson, Alan P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Archaeological surveys
Arroyos
Bones
Cremation
Ethnology
Excavations
Paleoanthropology
Primary burials
Secondary burials
Skull
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Zusammenfassung:A secondary burial of at least 30 individuals was excavated on Polacca Wash south of the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. This burial does not match either the prehistoric or contemporary Hopi pattern and cannot be duplicated in the recorded habits of surrounding tribes. Slight evidence favors a prehistoric placement. The formal arrangement of the burial, with skulls around the periphery and the remainder of the bones within the outline, suggests a magico-religious rite.
ISSN:0002-7316
2325-5064
DOI:10.2307/2694455