Kinship as social strategy: A contextual biodistance analysis of the Early Mycenaean Ayios Vasileios North Cemetery, southern Greece
Journal: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Year: 2024

• Biological distance measured from cranial and dental data. • Biologically homogeneous group buried in the same burial ground over a long period of time. • Mortuary practices as kin-making strategy. • Kinship as strategy for anchoring innovation in social practices. The Early Mycenaean era in mainland southern Greece is characterized by radical social transformations. The changes observed in the mortuary sphere include the introduction of new practices that stressed group identity alongside tra