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Tesis de Doctorado en Philosophy in Anthropology -- Universidad de California, 2003.

Contenido: Aknowledgements -- Vita -- Abstract -- CHAPTER I.- Introduction -- What is cranial vault modification? -- The bioarchaeological approach -- The present research -- Structure of the dissertation -- CHAPTER 2.- Cranial vault Modification in the Anthropolocal Literature -- Why do people alter head shape? -- Cranial vault modification in south America -- A history of research on cranial vault modification -- The aims of the present research -- CHARPER 3.- Theoretical considerations and research problems -- The emergence of social complexity -- Ethnic identity -- The cultural body -- Theoretical implications -- Research problems -- Cranial vault modification and social complexity -- Case studies: San Pedro de Atacama, Pachacamac -- CHAPTER 4.- The Sample -- A]ndean prehistory -- The Pre-ceramic period -- The initial period and Early Horizon -- The early intermediate period -- The middle horizon -- The late intermediate period -- The late horizon -- Multi-component sites -- Pachacamac -- CHAPTER 5.- Bioarchaeological methods -- Classifying heads shape -- paleopathology -- Archaeology -- CHAPTER 6.- The effects of geography and sex -- The relationship between head shape and social organization -- Cranial vault modification in small-scale societies -- Cranial vault modification in complex societies -- Cranial vault modification and social complexity -- CHAPTER 7.- Case study I: San Pedro de Atacama -- San Pedro de Atacama -- Sample -- Bioarchaeological hypotheses -- Resuls -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 8.- Case study II: Pachacamac -- Site history -- Sample history -- Bioarchaeological hypotheses -- results -- Discussions -- Andean pilgrimage centers -- CHAPTER 9.- Conclusion -- Bioarchaeological hypotheses -- Implications and future research.

Cranial vault modification is one of a larger group of bodyn alterations, including various types of body art and adornment that can be used to convey social information. people who practice intentional head shaping bind the heads of infants to obtain a desired form. This deliberate binding can create highly visible, sometimes extreme alterations to the body are generally indicative of group or individual identity, analysis of vault modification in archaeological populations allows exploration of the interface between society and the human body. This search examines the complex process through which human development was altered and redirected to serve social ends in Andean societes and is based upon data collected from the skeletal remains of 2729 individuals from pre-columbian sites. This sample encompasses a tremendous range of social complexity and geography and as such provides a strong test case for examining the relationship between social complexity and cranial modification. I argue that complex and small scale societies use cranial modification differently. and to serve different social needs. Large, complex polities have a need to create a more homogenous, and harmonious group identity and this is reflected in head shape, which serves as a very visible symbol of a person's ascribed social identity. Smaller, less complex societies, in contrast, use head shape to demarcate within group differences, such as those based upon lineage mebership or place of origin. Instead of concentrating on the precise quantification of changes in craneal form, this dissertation explores the complex interactions between cranial modification and social identity and show that there is a relationship between political function and head shape.

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