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    The collective burials of Tablada de Lurín, Lurín valley, Peru (AD 1-300)

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    La nécropole de Tablada de Lurín a fait l’objet de deux occupations successives durant la première moitié de l’intermédiaire ancien. Les objectifs de ce travail étaient de reconstituer le rituel funéraire de la deuxième occupation, très différent de celui de la première occupation, ainsi que de se renseigner sur les modalités de décomposition en position assise. La fouille et l’étude des documents de fouilles précédentes ont permis de rétablir le rituel funéraire. Le terrain a offert la possibilité d’observer les modalités de décomposition. L’analyse en laboratoire des restes squelettiques a confirmé les observations taphonomiques faites sur le terrain et a rapporté des informations supplémentaires. En conclusion, la deuxième occupation de Tablada se caractérisait par des sépultures primaires et secondaires collectives, sans distinction d’âge et de sexe (à l’exception des immatures de moins d’un an), dans des chambres funéraires souterraines en pierre. Les individus étaient assis/accroupis dans des paniers, l’ensemble enveloppé dans un linceul. Cette position d’ensevelissement facilite des observations quant à l’ordre dans lequel disparaissent certaines connexions anatomiques pendant la décomposition du cadavre

    Diet in Peru's Pre-Hispanic Central Coast.

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    The Tablada de Lurín cemetery (200 BC – AD 200; Lima, Peru) is characterised by two mortuary phases. Based on associated grave finds and the lack of habitation sites near the cemetery, it has been hypothesised that both burial populations came from a certain distance of the site (ca. 20 km) and that they relied on land rather than marine resources. We tested these hypotheses, based on material culture, through stable isotope analysis. The aim was to understand the populations’ diet and geographic origins. We sampled 47 human individuals and eleven sets of faunal remains from both phases for stable isotope analysis (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen) of bone and dental collagen, and apatite. Modern samples of autochthonous food were also tested as a baseline for comparison. The results showed preservation differences between the remains from both phases. Individuals from Phase 1 provided the best isotopic dataset and showed consumption of protein from marine resources and C4 plants. On the other hand, bioapatite carbon and oxygen stable isotope results from both phases highlighted differences in C4 plant consumption and individuals of possible non-local origin. The results underline the need to study further the effect of brewed or cooked beverages on bioapatite oxygen levels. Finally, results from Phase 1 fit with the broader dietary pattern evident in other Andean sites, where coastal populations consumed marine protein and C4 plants, as opposed to highland populations who relied on terrestrial protein sources and C3 plants

    The funerary use of caves during the Holocene in the Atlantic Western Pyrenees: New information from Atxuri-I and Txotxinkoba caves (Biscay, Northern Iberian Peninsula)

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