Huesos a la deriva. Tafonomía y tratamiento funerario en entierros Mochica Tardío de San José de Moro
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1997
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial
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El presente artículo trata sobre una muestra de entierros humanos del sitio arqueológico precolombino de San José de Moro. Este se encuentra en el desierto costero del norte del país y la muestra data de la última mitad del período mochica (450 AD-750 AD). Muchos de estos entierros muestran varios grados de desarticulación. El análisis estratigráfico ha demostrado que esta disturbación no pudo ser producto de fuerzas post-deposicionales. Más aún, el análisis en la distribución de los huesos dentro de las tumbas y una revisión del proceso de descomposición corporal sugieren que esta disturbación se llevó a cabo antes de que los cuerpos fueran colocados en sus tumbas. Los resultados indican que los cadáveres fueron total o parcialmente momificados antes del entierro y que la desarticulación ocurrió cuando el cuerpo, momificado y frágil, fue colocado dentro de la tumba. El cuerpo fue momificado tanto como una medida deliberada antes del transporte del cadáver a través de largas distancias y como resultado natural de curación del cuerpo sobre la tierra en un ambiente seco durante un ritual funerario prolongado. Esta combinación de análisis arqueológico y forense ha producido nuevos e importantes datos acerca de las prácticas funerarias mochicas.
Wandering Bones. Tafonomy and Funerary Treatment in Mochica Tombs at San José de MoroThe focus of this study is a sample of human burials from the Precolumbian archaeological site of San José de Moro, Peru. This site is located in the coastal desert of northern Peru and this sample dates to the latter half of the Moche period (450 AD-750 AD). Many of the burials from this site demonstrate various degrees of disarticulation. Stratigraphic analysis has demonstrated that this disturbance cannot be the product of post-depositional forces. An analysis of the distribution of the bones within the tombs, and a review of the process of corporeal decomposition suggests that the disturbance happened before the bodies were placed in their tombs. The results indicate that the cadavers were wholly or partially mummified before burial, and that disarticulation ocurred as the brittle, mummified body was maneuvered into the tomb. The body was mummified either as a deliberate measure before transporting the corpse over long distances, or as a natural product of the curation of the body above ground in a dry environment, during an extended funeral ritual. This combination of archaeological and forensic analysis has yielded important insights into the burial practices of the Moche.
Wandering Bones. Tafonomy and Funerary Treatment in Mochica Tombs at San José de MoroThe focus of this study is a sample of human burials from the Precolumbian archaeological site of San José de Moro, Peru. This site is located in the coastal desert of northern Peru and this sample dates to the latter half of the Moche period (450 AD-750 AD). Many of the burials from this site demonstrate various degrees of disarticulation. Stratigraphic analysis has demonstrated that this disturbance cannot be the product of post-depositional forces. An analysis of the distribution of the bones within the tombs, and a review of the process of corporeal decomposition suggests that the disturbance happened before the bodies were placed in their tombs. The results indicate that the cadavers were wholly or partially mummified before burial, and that disarticulation ocurred as the brittle, mummified body was maneuvered into the tomb. The body was mummified either as a deliberate measure before transporting the corpse over long distances, or as a natural product of the curation of the body above ground in a dry environment, during an extended funeral ritual. This combination of archaeological and forensic analysis has yielded important insights into the burial practices of the Moche.
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Arqueología, San José de Moro, Restos Óseos, Tafonomía, Cultura Mochica, Archaeology, San José De Moro, Skeletal Remains, Taphonomy, Moche Culture
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