More than Just Bones: A Biocultural Analysis of Fremont Human Remains

Summary

Many existing studies of Fremont mortuary data have been limited to documenting the location of burials, the presence or absence of burial goods, and the position of the remains.

Furthermore, much of the analyses of Fremont human skeletal remains have focused almost exclusively on population-level comparisons or evidence of extreme violence. Current bioarchaeological methods have expanded the type of questions that researchers can ask. Equipped with hypotheses influenced by social theory, it is possible for analysts to discover additional aspects of quotidian Fremont life. The observation of stress and disease indicators, refined methods of assessing entheses or musculoskeletal markers, and a growing understanding of how acts of non-lethal violence can be seen on the bones provide an expanded view of how individuals lived and died. This paper presents the results of several bioarchaeological analyses performed on Fremont skeletal remains in an effort to improve our understanding of the more social aspects of life in the Fremont Regional System.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)   •
• What was "Fremont"? Advances in the Explanation and Archaeological Understanding of the Fremont Regional System

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