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Cultural Modification of Human Remains at Cerro Jazmín, Mixteca Alta (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ricardo Higelin Ponce De Leon.

Bone modification in human remains is a common practice among ancient civilizations. In Mesoamerica important cultural modifications on human bone have been reported, such as cranial deformation, dental modification, groves in long bones, and mandibles used as ornaments. In Oaxaca, within the Valley of Oaxaca, some of these cultural modifications of human remains have been dated to the middle Formative period in the Rosario Phase (BC. 700/500). Meanwhile, cultural modifications, such as cranial...