Morphological Variation Among the Historic Period Maya at Tipu, Belize
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Research Year:  2002
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Colonial
Location:  Belize
Site:  Tipu

Table of Contents

Summary
Resumen
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
List of Tables
Sources Cited

Summary

Comparisons of long bone robusticity measurements within the Colonial cemetery population of Tipu, Belize, revealed significant morphometric differences between males placed inside and outside the walls of the church. These discrepancies likely relate to Catholic burial practices in which placement inside of the church is reserved for higher status individuals. Though females do not appear to differ between burial areas, the variation for each of their measurements equals that of the males, suggesting the presence of similar social divisions that also resulted in the differentiation of activity patterns.

Resumen

Comparaciones de la robusticidad de huesos largos en la población del cementério colonial de Tipu, en Belice, revelaron significantes diferencias morfométricas entre individuos del sexo masculine localizados adentro y afuera de la iglesia. Esas discrepancias se relacionan probablemente a las prácticas Católicas de enterramiento, en donde la colocación adentro de la iglesia está reservada para individuos de mayor status social. Apesar de que mujeres aparentemente no difieren entre las dos áreas de enterramiento, la variación de cada una de sus medidas se iguala a la de los hombres, sugeriendo la presencia de divisiones sociales similares, que resultaron igualmente en la diferenciación de padrones de actividad.

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