The Bioarchaeology of La Corona, Guatemala

Summary

Analysis of human skeletal remains has made significant contributions to the understanding of the history of La Corona and its interaction with the wider Maya world. The skeletal sample has now grown to include nearly thirty individuals, and includes single and multiples burials, non-burial deposits, and individuals from the site center and outlying sites. The study, one of the most comprehensive in northwest Peten, has focused on establishing demographic information and examining osteological indicators of diet and health, especially dental pathologies like caries, calculus, antemortem tooth loss, and linear enamel hypoplasia. Through the analysis of human bone, this paper will explore how factors like sex and social status are correlated with health and diet at La Corona. These data help situate La Corona within a broader regional context.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21842