Energy expenditure and mortuary practices at Lyon's Bluff, 22OK520: An evolutionary approach
by Elmore, Lorien Stahl, M.A., MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, 2008, 151 pages; 1450422

Abstract:

There is a need for more scientific ways to undertake mortuary analysis in archaeology because social status is often assumed. This thesis attempts to demonstrate a scientific approach to mortuary analysis through the investigation of energy expenditure using a scientific approach involving amounts of energy expended on burials by looking at burial type, grave goods and special placement of burials. Through research of archival data, mortuary differences seen in the burial populations of Lyon's Bluff (22OK520) and several farmsteads in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi are investigated. Through the creation of a paradigm with dimensions of burial treatments and modes of grave goods, it is possible to place all burials at a particular site or group of sites into categories that show the amount of energy expended on burials. The result of this study suggest that this type of research is applicable to both past and future mortuary analysis.

 
AdviserEvan Peacock
SchoolMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 46-05, p. , Jun 2008
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsArchaeology
Publication Number1450422
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