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Man corn : cannibalism and violence in the Prehistoric American Southwest /

Until quite recently Southwest prehistory studies have largely missed or ignored evidence of violent competition. Christy and Jacqueline Turner's study of prehistoric violence, homicide, and cannibalism explodes the myth that the Anasazi and other Southwest Indians were simple, peaceful farmers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Turner, Christy G.
Other Authors: Turner, Jacqueline A., 1934-1996
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1999.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Studying Southwestern Cannibalism
  • 2. Interpreting Human Bone Damage: Taphonomic, Ethnographic, and Archaeological Evidence
  • 3. Taphonomic Evidence for Cannibalism and Violence in the American Southwest: Seventy-Six Sites
  • 4. Comparative Evidence: Cannibalism and Human Body Processing in Mexico
  • 5. Conclusion: Explaining Southwestern Cannibalism.