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Postmortem violence? Identifying and interpreting postmortem disturbance in Mongolia.

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dc.contributor.authorLittleton, Judith H
dc.contributor.authorFrohlich, Bruno
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Auckland
dc.contributor.departmentNational Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
dc.date2023-09-23T07:15:31.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T18:05:46Z
dc.date.available2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractDeliberate violence to remains can be inflicted post-mortem but archaeologically distinguishing the source of disturbance is hard enough while interpreting motive may be impossible. We present the results of excavation of 37 Bronze Age mounds, northernMongolia. Based on detailed analysis of burial structure, patterns of articulation, damage to elements and movement of bones within and outside the burial space, we argue there is evidence of human activity distinguishable from that of animals. Alternative hypotheses of disturbance incidental to robbery versus intentional post-mortem violence are evaluated in the context of the graves themselves, the archaeological context and ethnographic studies.
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dc.identifier.doi10.7275/R55Q4T17
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7275/R55Q4T17
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/32614
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=lov&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectInstitutional Violence
dc.subjectMongolia
dc.subjectdessecration
dc.subjecttaphonomy
dc.subjectkhirigsuurs
dc.titlePostmortem violence? Identifying and interpreting postmortem disturbance in Mongolia.
dc.title.alternativePostmortem disturbance in Mongolia
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digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:j.littleton@auckland.ac.nz|institution:University of Auckland|Littleton, Judith H
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:FROHLICH@si.edu|institution:National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC|Frohlich, Bruno
digcom.date.embargo2012-05-01T00:00:00-07:00
digcom.identifierlov/vol2/iss2/7
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