文档介绍：Journal of Archaeological Science 1992,19,697-705
Discovery of Colon Contents in a Skeletonized
Burial: Soil Sampling for Dietary Remains
Karl J. Reinhard” Phil R. Geibb, Martha M. Callahan’ and
Richard H. He@
(Received 25 October 1991, revised manuscript accepted 30 December 1991)
Recovering dietary and parasitological data from skeletonized burials is often over-
looked or attempted without sufficient consideration of preservation possibilities,
quality sampling areas or the confounding influences of post-interment processes. A
case study of a skeletonized Anasazi burial is presented to demonstrate three important
points. First, that macrobotanical remains can be preserved in addition to the more
durable pollen and parasite eggs. Second, that the sacrum can act as a structural
container for the contents of the lower digestive tract upon position of the body,
thereby providing a productive sampling area. Finally, that reliable interpretation of
any biological remains from skeletonized burials depends upon the analysis of several
control samples. Since awareness of probable data sources plays a central role in
what is actually collected and analysed, it is important to alert archaeologists to the
possibilities of colon content analysis from skeletonized burials.
Keywords: PALAEODIET, PALAEOPARASITES.
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