The Impact of Spanish Colonialism on Florida’s Aboriginal Burials
Author(s): Rachel K. Wentz
Year: 2013
Summary
Spanish colonialism impacted, transformed, and ultimately extinguished the indigenous populations of Florida. Every aspect of aboriginal culture was affected, including their mortuary practices. Body position and treatment, grave good assemblages, and method of interment were radically altered by the imposition of Catholicism on Florida natives who fell under colonial regimes. Burials associated with mission sites provide insight into the impact of Spanish colonialism on the people they subjugated. These burials serve as tangible representations of cultural contact.
Cite this Record
The Impact of Spanish Colonialism on Florida’s Aboriginal Burials. Rachel K. Wentz. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428333)
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Keywords
General
Contact
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mortuary
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skeletal
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
European Contact
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 217