Mortuary Practices among Early Farming Communities in the Sonoran Desert
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20070188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James T Watson (0000-0002-3307-2428, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 151-174 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Ancient Southwestern Mortuary Practices (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University Press of Colorado (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5876/9781607320131.c006 |
| OpenAlex | W3041484621 |
| ISBN | 9781646420131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The chapters in this volume represent the results of a multi-year, multi-researcher project to create a regional synthesis of prehistoric mortuary practices across the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico.Inspired by Adler's (1996) and Adam and Duff 's (2004) volumes that assembled, systematized, and reported data on sites and settlements in the region, we (the editors and authors of the volume) assembled and systematically aggregated mortuary data from four sub-regions across the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico (table 1.1).The primary goals of the project were to (1) collect data from prehistoric human burials from the region in one place, (2) chronicle the modal patterns and diversity of mortuary programs and behavior across the region and through time, and (3) encourage the responsible, respectful, and ethical curation of the already existing and extensive Southwest/Northwest mortuary data sets.We see considerable value in pursuing these goals.For example, preserving data and making it more accessible allows future researchers to make use of the data and ask new questions or reevaluate old interpretations.Our project also encourages the integration (to the extent possible) of data from both the biological and cultural remains of human funerary features.Finally, we feel that chronicling the prehistoric funerary practices and making the data used to develop those chronicles available responds to the needs of both anthropological scholars and indigenous descendant groups in the era of repatriation
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Archaeology · Geography · Political science · Archaeology and Natural History · Environmental Science · Latin American and Latino Studies · Latin American history and culture
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |