Social Organization and Resource Sharing at Buen Suceso Based on the Analysis of Subadult Skeletal Remains

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Bowers, M. (2023). Social Organization and Resource Sharing at Buen Suceso Based on the Analysis of Subadult Skeletal Remains. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

The study of children in the past provides bioarchaeologists with the opportunity to understand not only the health and wellbeing of a society, but various forms of identity and power structures. In this study, I will present findings on subadult remains from the Ecuadorian Early Formative Valdivian Buen Suceso site, to gain a deeper understanding of the health and nutrition of the subadult remains in relation to underlying power structures. Thus, in this study I evaluate non-specific signs of stress, demographic information (age), and the burial of children in special contexts. This has led to further insights into the lived experience of subadult remains at Buen Suceso, as the ubiquity of lesions across this sample showcases that these individuals suffered from long term low-grade stress and were clearly buried in special contexts.

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Author

Bowers, Mozelle

Title

Social Organization and Resource Sharing at Buen Suceso Based on the Analysis of Subadult Skeletal Remains

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1 online resource ( pages) : PDF

Date

2023

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

The study of children in the past provides bioarchaeologists with the opportunity to understand not only the health and wellbeing of a society, but various forms of identity and power structures. In this study, I will present findings on subadult remains from the Ecuadorian Early Formative Valdivian Buen Suceso site, to gain a deeper understanding of the health and nutrition of the subadult remains in relation to underlying power structures. Thus, in this study I evaluate non-specific signs of stress, demographic information (age), and the burial of children in special contexts. This has led to further insights into the lived experience of subadult remains at Buen Suceso, as the ubiquity of lesions across this sample showcases that these individuals suffered from long term low-grade stress and were clearly buried in special contexts.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Archaeology

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Bioarchaeology
Buen Suceso
Ecuador
Health
Power
Subadult Remains

Subject Area

Anthropology

Advisor(s)

Juengst, Sara

Committee Members

Ogburn, Dennis
Duke, Guy
Rowe, Sarah

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2023.

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