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Title
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Unique infant mortuary ritual at Salango, Ecuador, 100 BC
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Author
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Juengst, Sara L., Lunniss, Richard Marshall, Bythell, Abigail A., Ortiz Aguilú, Juan José
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Subjects--Topical
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Funeral rites and ceremonies, Human remains (Archaeology), Infants--Mortality
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Description
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The human head was a potent symbol for many South American cultures. Isolated heads were often included in mortuary contexts, representing captured enemies, revered persons, and symbolic “seeds.” At Salango, a ritual complex on the central coast o...