Talking Dead. New burials from Tron Bon Lei (Alor Island, Indonesia) inform on the evolution of mortuary practices from the terminal Pleistocene to the Holocene in Southeast Asia
Samper-Carro, Sofia Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
O'Connor, Sue (Australian National University)
Mahirta, None (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Kealy, Shimona (Australian National University)
Shipton, Ceri (University College London)

Data:	2022
Resum:	Burial elaborations are a human behaviour that, in recent contexts can inform on social diversification, belief systems, and the introduction of new practices resulting from migration or cultural transmission. The study of mortuary practices in Mainland and Island Southeast Asia has revealed complex and diverse treatments of the deceased. This paper contributes to this topic with the description of three new burials excavated in Tron Bon Lei (Alor Island, Indonesia) dated to 7. 5, 10, and 12 kya cal BP. In addition to the bioskeletal profiles and palaeohealth observations, we propose the adoption of archaeothanatological methods to characterise burial types in the region. Through the analysis of skeletal element representation, body position, articulation, and grave associations, we provide an example of a holistic approach to mortuary treatments in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Our results provide significant new data for understanding the evolution and diversification of burial practices in Southeast Asia, contributing to a growing body of literature describing prehistoric socio-cultural behaviour in this region.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Archaeology ; Burial ; Humans ; Indonesia ; Morgue ; Mortuary Practice
Publicat a:	PloS one, Vol. 17 Núm. 8 August (august 2022) , p. e0267635, ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267635
PMID: 36001542

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