Funerary practices of the Iberomaurusian population of Taforalt (Tafoughalt, Morocco, 11-12,000 BP): the case of Grave XII

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 522-532

  Belcastro, Maria Giovanna ^a   Condemi, Silvana ^b   Mariotti, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Cut marks; Funerary practices; Human sacrifice; Iberomaurusian; Ochre; Taforalt

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PALEOLITHIC; SOCIAL HISTORY;

MOROCCO;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MOROCCO; PATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKULL;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CEMETERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FUNERAL RITES; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; SKULL;

EID: 77953543785     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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