The biological and social analyses of a Mississippian cementery from southeast Missouri : the Turner site, 23BU21A

The Turner site, in southeast Missouri, was a small Mississippian village that was occupied about AD 1300. Along with two nearby sites, Powers Fort and Snodgrass, it is considered to belong to the Powers Phase. In this volume, Black offers a mortuary analysis of burials found at all three sites. Contents Figures Tables Plates Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter I. Middle Mississippian Cemeteries A Brief History of Mortuary Analysis The Powers Phase The Powers Phase Burials Problems with the Powers Phase Burials Chapter II. Description of the Burials Designation of Individuals in Burials Sex Determination Age Determination The Turner Site Human Remains The Snodgrass Site Human Remains The Powers Fort Human Remains Chapter III. The Physical Analyses Cranial Measurements and Cranial Deformation Stature Pathology and Trauma Dentition Chapter IV. The Social Analysis Demography Social Organization Chapter V. Conclusions and Substantive Contributions References Cited Appendixes Appendix A: Individual Ages Appendix B: Individual Sexes Appendix C: Minimum Count of Individuals per Burial on the Bases of Age and Sex Appendix D: Minimum Parts Inventory of Powers Phase Burials Appendix E: Tabulation of Age, Sex, Burial Form, Burial Position, Orientation, and Number of Individuals per Burial for the Turner Site Cemetery By Thomas K. Black Iii. Bibliography: P. 121-128.