Tracing the Vestiges of Childhood: Investigations of Subadult Burial Customs for Early and Middle Period Chumash Mortuary Contexts in the Santa Barbara Channel Region
2019
Online
Elektronische Ressource
This study applies aspects of childhood theory to prehistoric Chumash mortuary sites in the Santa Barbara Channel region of California. While the activities of subadults are often difficult to assess from archaeological contexts alone, the mortuary record provides an ideal avenue in which cultural treatment of different subadult age groups can be observed. Previous mortuary studies conducted in the region have done much to further the collective knowledge of Chumash mortuary customs over time, however, the explicit study of subadults on a broad regional and temporal level was identified as an area in which additional research would greatly enhance our understanding of the prehistoric past. The focus on subadults in this study allows for a nuanced comparison of mortuary treatment in prehistoric Chumash contexts, by both comparing the treatment of subadults (0–17.9 years old) to those of adults (> 18 years old), as well as among the subadult age group, by comparing the treatment of infant (< 3 years old), child (3–9.9 years old), and adolescent (10–17.9 years old) burials. The implementation of childhood theory is a useful framework with which to examine prehistoric burial practice, as it allows for an approach that can be used to connect social and biological aspects of subadults. By focusing on the treatment of subadults in mortuary contexts, this age group can be considered in light of their respective communities, which provides a way to assess aspects of their social identities and can further highlight ways in which subadults would have been active participants in society in regard to economic, social, political, and religious aspects. The area in the vicinity of the Santa Barbara Channel comprises the study’s general geographic setting, which is located within California’s Southern coast region. More specifically, the study area is defined as the area of the mainland stretching roughly between Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo county to Ojai in Ventura cou
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Tracing the Vestiges of Childhood: Investigations of Subadult Burial Customs for Early and Middle Period Chumash Mortuary Contexts in the Santa Barbara Channel Region
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bornemann, Erin |
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Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
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