Cheryl P. Anderson

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: How Violent Death is Interpreted from Skeletal Remains

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Indigenous violence in Northern Mexico on the eve of contact

La Cueva de Dos Cuchillos, near San Francisco de Borja, is a mortuary cave site in Chihuahua, Mexico. Dating to the late Prehistoric period, commingled human skeletal remains were interred in this cave and are thought to belong to the Tarahumara cultural group. Skeletal analyses indicate that a minimum of 10 adults and 7 subadults were interred at this site. Of these, three individuals exhibited signs of perimortem trauma. This included chop marks on one adult male and perimortem neck fractures on two other individuals. In order to investigate these indications of violence and place the remains in the larger social and political landscape, archeological, ethnographic and ethnohistoric data on the Tarahumara and other groups in the region was examined. This included information on intergroup interactions between the Tarahumara and other local cultures. The results of the analysis indicate that the wounds on these three individuals could be consistent with reports of regional intergroup performative violence. Due to the combination of multiple types of evidence in this case, it is suggested that at least some people at this site were victims of either regional intergroup performative violence, or conflict with non-local groups traveling in this important trade corridor.

Linking Health and Marriage Practices Among Commingled Assemblages: A Case Study from Bronze Age Tell Abraq, UAE

Tell Abraq (2200BC–100AD) is the largest prehistoric site on the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf. A mortuary tomb at the site was used for a 200-year period (2200–2000BC) and a minimum of 276 adults and 127 subadults were commingled in the tomb. Analysis of 175 adult second cervical (C2) vertebrae resulted in the discovery of potentially a rare pathology: congenital agenesis (nondevelopment) of the dens. Seven (4 %) of the 175 C2 vertebrae presented this pathological anomaly, raising questions about the reasons for such a high prevalence.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: List of contributors

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Overview and innovative methodologies

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Ritual and performative violence

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Concluding thoughts

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Frontmatter

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Contents

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence: Violence and identity

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: interpreting violence in the ancient and modern world when skeletonized bodies are all you have Debra L. Martin and Cheryl P. Anderson Part II. Overview and Innovative Methodologies: 2. Killed in action? A biometrical analysis of femora of supposed battle victims from the Middle Bronze Age site of Weltzin 20, Germany Stefan Flohr, Ute Brinker, Elena Spanagel, Annemarie Schramm, Jorg Orschiedt and Uwe Kierdorf 3. The taphonomy of maritime warfare: a forensic reinterpretation of sharp force trauma from the 1676 wreck of the Royal Swedish Warship Kronan Anna Kjellstrom and Michelle D. Hamilton 4. The determination of homicide vs. suicide in gunshot wounds Vincent H. Stefan 5. The first cut is the deepest: looking for patterns in cases of human dismemberment Andrew C. Seidel and Laura C. Fulginiti 6. Victims of violence? A methodological case study from precolonial Northern Mexico Cheryl P. Anderson Part III. Ritual and Performative Violence: 7. Signatures of captivity and subordination on skeletonized human remains: a bioarchaeological case study from the ancient Southwest Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin 8. Classic Maya warfare and skeletal trophies: victims and aggressors Rebecca Storey 9. Face me like a man! (or, like a woman): antemortem nasal fractures in pre-Columbian San Pedro de Atacama Christina Torres-Rouff and Laura M. King 10. Why some bodies matter: defacement and narrative in historical forensics cases William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski Part IV. Violence and Identity: 11. Violence in life, violence in death, resiliency through repatriation: bioarchaeological analysis and heritage value of Yaqui skeletal remains from Sonora, Mexico Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp and Ventura R. Perez 12. Interpreting skeletal trauma and violence at Grasshopper Pueblo (AD 1275-1400) Kathryn M. Baustian 13. The contribution of forensic anthropology to national identity in Chile: a case study from the Patio 29 mass grave Elizabeth M. DeVisser, Krista E. Latham and Marisol Intriago Leiva 14. Cranial trauma and cranial modification in post-imperial Andahuaylas, Peru Danielle Kurin 15. Allies today, enemies tomorrow: a comparative analysis of perimortem injuries along the biomechanical continuum Melissa Scott Murphy, Brian Spatola and Rick Weathermon 16. Interpreting gunshot trauma as context clue: a case study from historic North Las Vegas, Nevada John J. Crandall, Ryan P. Harrod, Cheryl P. Anderson and Kathryn M. Baustian Part V. Concluding Thoughts: 17. Living on the sidelines of death: anthropologists and violence Alison Galloway Index.