The paper is due Thursday, November 2 . Late papers will be penalized significantly. Email me if you have any questions about the data or the exercise questions. Be specific, citing particular examples. Adults are defined as individuals older than 14, and specific age ranges are defined for each adult burial.
Provenience is an archaeological term for where an object is found.
Grave goods are the material things buried with the dead. On the other hand, in complex societies with various forms of status ranking, we expect to see position and status in life reflected by differing burial preparations and mortuary materials. In a society with achieved status, infants would not typically merit lavish burial rituals. This burial sample includes five types of grave goods. The second grave good is chert , a local stone that could be quarried nearby and was available to all members of the group.