Ohio Hopewell Trophy-Skull Artifacts as Evidence for Competition in Middle Woodland Societies Circa 50 B.C.. A.D. 350

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AUTOR(ES) Mark F. Seeman
ANO 1988
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO American Antiquity
ISSN 0002-7316
E-ISSN 2325-5064
EDITORA Elsevier (Netherlands)
DOI 10.2307/281217
CITAÇÕES 13
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 3dbd6df5a21f139bae1b74c25fbfeee3

Resumo

During the Middle Woodland period in eastern North America, modified human skulls are interjected into a broader pattern of 'trophy'-artifact manufacture. Interpretations of these human trophies have resulted in a polarity of opinion-that they are the remains of (1) revered ancestors, or (2) defeated enemies. Both previous investigations of the problem support exclusively the 'revered-ancestor' interpretation. Results of the present study, which makes use of a six-site Ohio Hopewell sample and stylistic and biological analyses, do not support this position, and are seen as reflecting a competitive component in Hopewell society.

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