Two Trophy Skulls from Pacbitun, Belize

被引:3
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作者
Wrobel, Gabriel [1 ]
Helmke, Christophe [2 ]
Gibbs, Sherry [3 ]
Micheletti, George [4 ]
Stanchly, Norbert [5 ]
Powis, Terry [6 ]
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Anthropol, 655 Auditorium Dr, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Inst Cross Cultural & Reg Studies, Karen Blixens Plads 8, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
[3] Galen Univ, Fac Arts Sci & Technol, Western Highway Mile 62-5, Cayo Dist, Belize
[4] Univ Cent Florida, Dept Anthropol, Howard Phillips Hall Rm 309, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[5] AS&G Archaeol Consulting, 34 Leith Hill Rd 805, N York, ON M2J 1Z4, Canada
[6] Kennesaw State Univ, Dept Geog & Anthropol, 402 Bartow Ave, Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA
关键词
Maya; trophy skull; Pacbitun; bone modification; iconography;
D O I
10.1017/laq.2019.1
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Two modified skulls from Pacbitun, Belize, one with a glyphic text, match ancient Maya depictions of trophies fashioned from war captives and worn by elite warriors.
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页码:218 / 223
页数:6
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