Abstract
The claim of cannibalism in the Southwest has sparked much controversy, and Chaco Canyon plays a central role in the hypothesis of widespread Southwestern anthropophagy. Although logical weaknesses in the argument for cannibalism in Chaco have been addressed in detail elsewhere, the actual taphonomic evidence that underpins these assertions has not received similar attention. This presentation revisits the data and weighs the validity and reliability of the taphonomic criteria upon which claims of cannibalism in the Southwest have been based.
DOI Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.7275/R58G8HM5
Recommended Citation
Marden, Kerriann
(2012)
"Violence, taphonomy and cannibalism in Chaco Canyon: Discerning taphonomic changes from human action in the archaeological record,"
Landscapes of Violence: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 14.
DOI: 10.7275/R58G8HM5
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/lov/vol2/iss2/14