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Disposal of the Dead at Point of Pines, Arizona*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

William J. Robinson  and
Roderick Sprague
William J. Robinson
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Roderick Sprague
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Abstract

The analysis of 975 burials indicates that the inhumations of the Point of Pines region conformed to the flexed Mogollon pattern prior to A.D. 1000. Subsequently, extended burials appeared concurrently with a complex of traits diffused from areas to the north. At the same time, cremation became established as a part of the mortuary complex as a result of contact with Hohokam peoples to the south. Additional evidence of this contact consists of Hohokam material culture items and a ball court. Ceremonial killing of the crematory vessels was extensively practiced and included a new method, notch-killing. The variability of forms and methods of disposal suggests rapidly changing patterns and alternatives in burial practices.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , April 1965 , pp. 442 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1965

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Footnotes

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Contribution to Point of Pines Archaeology, No. 22.

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