Punctured Human Bones of the Laurel Culture from Smith Mound Four, Minnesota
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2575203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Torbenson (0000-0002-8334-7725, Twin Cities Orthopedics, corresponding author), Arthur Aufderheide (University of Minnesota), Elden Johnson |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 506-514 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/280938 |
| OpenAlex | W2035719098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Punctured human long bones have been reported at numerous midwestern sites, but none have as large a concentration as Smith Mound Four (21KC3). This northern Minnesota mound was built by the people of the Laurel culture and dates to A.D. 565. Analysis of the bones suggests that they were perforated on the basis of inherited group affiliation for purposes that did not involve marrow extraction and may have related to ideas of spirit release
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Human bone · Human culture · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2010 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |