Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Peyroteo-Stjerna, Rita
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Stutz, Liv Nilsson, Mickleburgh, Hayley, Cardoso, João Luís
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11825
Resumo: Recently rediscovered photographs of the remains of thirteen individuals buried in the Sado Valley Mesolithic shell middens of Poças de S. Bento and Arapouco, excavated in 1960 and 1962, show the potential of revisiting excavation archives with new methods. The analysis, which applies the principles of archaeothanatology and is enriched by experimental taphonomic research, confirmed details concerning the treatment of the dead body and provided new insights into the use of burial spaces. Some bodies may have been mummified prior to burial, a phenomenon possibly linked to their curation and transport, highlighting the significance of both the body and the burial place in Mesolithic south-western Portugal.
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spelling Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, PortugalMesolithicBurialPre-burial mortuary practiceArchaeothanatologyMummificationExperimental taphonomyRecently rediscovered photographs of the remains of thirteen individuals buried in the Sado Valley Mesolithic shell middens of Poças de S. Bento and Arapouco, excavated in 1960 and 1962, show the potential of revisiting excavation archives with new methods. The analysis, which applies the principles of archaeothanatology and is enriched by experimental taphonomic research, confirmed details concerning the treatment of the dead body and provided new insights into the use of burial spaces. Some bodies may have been mummified prior to burial, a phenomenon possibly linked to their curation and transport, highlighting the significance of both the body and the burial place in Mesolithic south-western Portugal.Cambridge University PressRepositório AbertoPeyroteo-Stjerna, RitaStutz, Liv NilssonMickleburgh, HayleyCardoso, João Luís2022-03-11T15:45:54Z2022-03-032022-03-03T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11825eng1461-9571 (Print)10.1017/eaa.2022.3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:40:32Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/11825Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:51:09.534274Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
title Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
spellingShingle Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
Peyroteo-Stjerna, Rita
Mesolithic
Burial
Pre-burial mortuary practice
Archaeothanatology
Mummification
Experimental taphonomy
title_short Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
title_full Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
title_fullStr Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
title_sort Mummification in the Mesolithic: new approaches to old photo documentation reveal previously unknown mortuary practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
author Peyroteo-Stjerna, Rita
author_facet Peyroteo-Stjerna, Rita
Stutz, Liv Nilsson
Mickleburgh, Hayley
Cardoso, João Luís
author_role author
author2 Stutz, Liv Nilsson
Mickleburgh, Hayley
Cardoso, João Luís
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Aberto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Peyroteo-Stjerna, Rita
Stutz, Liv Nilsson
Mickleburgh, Hayley
Cardoso, João Luís
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mesolithic
Burial
Pre-burial mortuary practice
Archaeothanatology
Mummification
Experimental taphonomy
topic Mesolithic
Burial
Pre-burial mortuary practice
Archaeothanatology
Mummification
Experimental taphonomy
description Recently rediscovered photographs of the remains of thirteen individuals buried in the Sado Valley Mesolithic shell middens of Poças de S. Bento and Arapouco, excavated in 1960 and 1962, show the potential of revisiting excavation archives with new methods. The analysis, which applies the principles of archaeothanatology and is enriched by experimental taphonomic research, confirmed details concerning the treatment of the dead body and provided new insights into the use of burial spaces. Some bodies may have been mummified prior to burial, a phenomenon possibly linked to their curation and transport, highlighting the significance of both the body and the burial place in Mesolithic south-western Portugal.
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