La deformación craneana en San Pedro de Atacama
Keywords:
deformación craneana, bioarqueología, San Pedro de Atacama, cranial vault modification, bioarchaeology.Abstract
La población prehistórica de San Pedro de Atacama (norte de Chile) interactuó con grupos extranjeros y socios locales de intercambio y presenció cambios demográficos en su territorio. Una de las consecuencias de éstos es la visible y deliberada modificación de la forma de la cabeza, siendo su forma el modo de inscribir las características culturales en el cuerpo humano. El análisis de 659 cráneos provenientes de 13 cementerios (300 AC-1500 DC), ocupados durante transformaciones significativas en el ambiente social, reveló el uso de este visible símbolo como instrumento para afiliarse a grupos foráneos, y durante períodos de trastorno, para consolidar la identidad del grupo.
Abstract
The prehistoric population of San Pedro de Atacama (Northern Chile) interacted with foreign powers and local exchange partners andwitnessed substantial demographic shifts in their area. One of the many ways they responded to these changes was through the deliberate modification of head shape; thereby inscribing cultural features on the body. This examination of 659 crania from 13 cemeteries (300 BC to AD 1500) occupied during significant transformations in the social environment revealed the use of this visible symbol to affiliate with foreign powers and, during periods of upheaval, to consolidate group identity.
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