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The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil)

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The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil)

dc.contributor.author	Strauss, André
dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, Rodrigo Elías
dc.contributor.author	Bernardo, Danilo V.
dc.contributor.author	Salazar García, Domingo Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Talamo, Sahra
dc.contributor.author	Jaouen, Klervia
dc.contributor.author	Hubbe, Mark
dc.contributor.author	Black, Sue
dc.contributor.author	Wilkinson, Caroline
dc.contributor.author	Richards, Michael P.
dc.contributor.author	Araujo, Astolfo
dc.contributor.author	Kipnis, Renato
dc.contributor.author	Neves, Walter Alves
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-28T07:23:33Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-28T07:23:33Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Strauss, André Oliveira, Rodrigo Elias Bernardo, Danilo V. Salazar García, Domingo Carlos Talamo, Sahra Jaouen, Klervia Hubbe, Mark Black, Sue Wilkinson, Caroline Richards, Michael P. Araujo, Astolfo G. M. Kipnis, Renato Neves, Walter Alves 2015 The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) Plos One 10 9 1 31
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/47304
dc.description.abstract	We present here evidence for an early Holocene case of decapitation in the New World (Burial 26), found in the rock shelter of Lapa do Santo in 2007. Lapa do Santo is an archaeological site located in the Lagoa Santa karst in east-central Brazil with evidence of human occupation dating as far back as 11.7<br>12.7 cal kyBP (95.4% interval). An ultra-filtered AMS age determination on a fragment of the sphenoid provided an age range of 9.1<br>9.4 cal kyBP (95.4% interval) for Burial 26. The interment was composed of an articulated cranium, mandible and first six cervical vertebrae. Cut marks with a v-shaped profile were observed in the mandible and sixth cervical vertebra. The right hand was amputated and laid over the left side of the face with distal phalanges pointing to the chin and the left hand was amputated and laid over the right side of the face with distal phalanges pointing to the forehead. Strontium analysis comparing Burial 26"s isotopic signature to other specimens from Lapa do Santo suggests this was a local member of the group. Therefore, we suggest a ritualized decapitation instead of trophy-taking, testifying for the sophistication of mortuary rituals among hunter-gatherers in the Americas during the early Archaic period. In the apparent absence of wealth goods or elaborated architecture, Lapa do Santo"s inhabitants seemed to use the human body to express their cosmological principles regarding death.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Plos One, 2015, vol. 10, num. 9, p. 1-31
dc.subject	Prehistòria
dc.title	The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil)
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2015-09-28T07:23:34Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.1371/journal.pone.0137456
dc.identifier.idgrec	107254
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES