An Enigmatic Manteño Burial from Buen Suceso, Ecuador, AD 771-953

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ID4881911
AuthorsSara L Juengst (0000-0002-2207-6095), Sarah M Rowe (0000-0002-6110-4669), Guy S Duke (0000-0002-9408-0982), Mara Stumpf, Mozelle Bowers, Maynard C Bowers, Y Zindy Cruz
Year2025
Pages1-9
Publication date2025-01-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/laq.2024.20
OpenAlexW4406772506
LanguageES
References cited10

Burial 10 is a unique Manteño (AD 650-1532) burial from Buen Suceso, Ecuador, dating between AD 771 and 953. This burial included the remains of a young female, pregnant at the time of death and buried with an elaborate array of goods, including anachronistic spondylus ornaments, green stones, and shell eye coverings. Perimortem trauma, including a cranial fracture and cutmarks on hand bones, perimortem removal of the hands and left leg, and other body manipulation suggest she was sacrificed, a rare event for coastal Ecuadorian peoples

Archaeology · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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