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Very interesting, Charlie.
You might also be interested in the attached paper: “The Archaeology of War: A North American Perspective” by Patricia Lambert. Discussing the Utah cave finds, she comments: “Many heads and jaws show signs of bludgeoning, and cut marks on some crania suggest trophy taking of heads, scalps, and ears. Age and sex biases further suggest the capture of some women and children (Hurst and Turner, 1993; Turner and Turner, 1999, pp. 59–65), a common practice worldwide among warring groups (e.g., Chagnon, 1992; Fadiman, 1982; Hasenstab, 2000; Otterbein, 2000).”
Not quite sure how cranial cuts are suggestive of the taking of heads themselves (as opposed to removal of ears and scalps from heads). Maybe that’s an unintended error. ArchaeologyofWarNorthAmerica.pdf
I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who.
Here is some copy of work which references William A Ritchie's early work at Lamoka Lake He was making soem assumptions about warfare in Archaic times. Called the two groups Long Heads and Round Heads. http://curtinarchaeology.com/blog/20...lake-new-york/
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