The Bioarchaeology of Artificial Cranial Modifications New Approache
The artificial shaping of the skull vault of infants expresses fundamental aspects of crafted beauty, of identity, status and gender in a way no other body practice does. Combining different sources of information, this volume contributes new interpretati
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Series Editor: Jelmer Eerkens, Dept. Anthropology, University of California, Davis Dept. Anthropology, Davis, CA, USA
Founding Editor: Roy S. Dickens, Jr., Late of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Vera Tiesler
The Bioarchaeology of Artificial Cranial Modifications New Approaches to Head Shaping and its Meanings in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and Beyond with a chapter contribution by Pilar Zabala
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Vera Tiesler Facultad de Ciencias Anthropologicas Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan Facultad de Ciencias Anthropologicas Mérida, Yucatán Mexico with a chapter contribution by Pilar Zabala
ISSN 1568-2722 ISBN 978-1-4614-8759-3 ISBN 978-1-4614-8760-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8760-9 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013948226 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Cranial modification practices are among the themes most scrutinized by physical anthropologists and bioarchaeologists throughout the world. Earlier studies in the nineteenth century focused their attention on the development of typologies and classification systems whereas recent multidisciplinary approaches hav
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