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Late Archaic Inter-Personal Violence In The Middle Tennessee Valley, William Edwin Devore
Late Archaic Inter-Personal Violence In The Middle Tennessee Valley, William Edwin Devore
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Three hundred and seventy sets of Late Archaic remains from Mulberry Creek, Perry, Flint River, Cox Mound, and Cox Village in the Middle Tennessee Valley are examined for trophy taking. The research was conducted to determine if trophy taking varies across the valley, who the victims are, what the frequencies of the types of trophies are, and how trophy taking manifest in the bioarchaeological record.Trophy taking varies across the valley, with higher levels in the west end of the valley. Trophy taking was seen in all age groups, and in both males and females. Sixty of these individuals had 94 …