Skeletal Biology of the Ancient Rapanui (Easter Islanders)

ISBN-13: 9781107023666 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 347 str.

Vincent Stefan; George Gill

Opis

A succinct volume presenting current views of Rapanui prehistory, utilising biological evidence to modify existing archaeological and cultural anthropological preconceptions.

Spis treści

List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: research overview George W. Gill; 2. Review of Polynesian and Pacific skeletal biology Michael Pietrusewsky and Michele Toomay Douglas; 3. Chronology and Easter Island prehistory Carl P. Lipo and Terry L. Hunt; 4. A descriptive skeletal biology analysis of the ancient Easter Island population George W. Gill and Vincent H. Stefan; 5. Craniometric variation of the prehistoric Polynesians and Rapanui Vincent H. Stefan; 6. Rapanui nonmetric cranial traits Patrick M. Chapman; 7. Intra-island discrete cranial trait variation Thomas Furgeson and George W. Gill; 8. Continuous nonmetric characteristics of the early Rapanui George W. Gill; 9. Rapanui dental morphology Vincent H. Stefan and Randy Rozen; 10. Pelvic variability and sexual dimorphism in prehistoric Rapanui Amber Harrison and Nathan K. Harper; 11. Genetic affinities of the Rapanui Erika Hagelberg; 12. Archaeogenetics and paleodemographic estimation of founding populations: features of residential geography on Rapanui John V. Dudgeon, Amy S. Commendador and Monica Tromp; 13. Evidence for injuries and violent death Douglas W. Owsley, Kathryn G. Barca, Vicki E. Simon and George W. Gill; 14. Demographic analysis of modified crania from Rapanui Douglas W. Owsley, Vicki E. Simon, Kathryn G. Barca, Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Deidre Whitmore; 15. East Polynesian and Paleoindian parallels and contrasts in skeletal morphology George W. Gill; 16. Rapanui origins, relationships and warfare: a summary in theoretical context George W. Gill and Vincent H. Stefan; References; Index.