Prehistoric Warfare on the Great Plains

Skeletal Analysis of the Crow Creek Massacre Victims

P Willey author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:1st Dec '90

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First Published in 1991.This study is the product of the discovery, excavation, processing, data collection and analysis of nearly 500 human skeletons from the Crow Creek Massacre Project, South Dakota. In about 1325 AD nearly 500 American Indians were massacred, and their remains were discovered, excavated and cleaned in 1978. The general purpose of the Crow Creek osteological study were to describe the remains as fully as time permitted and compare these results with other samples. This volume presents information concerning the Crow Creek bone elements, paleodemography, cranial affiliations, mutilations and stature. It emphasizes the unique feature of the sample and compares the Crow Creek sample with other skeletal samples from the Plains.

ISBN: 9780824071677

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 590g

234 pages