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SUMMARY:Constructing Identity in Death: A Case-study from Metal Period Phi
 lippines - Prof. Marc Oxenham\, University of Aberdeen
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CONTACT:Rosie Crawford
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores aspects of identity in a coastal Metal Peri
 od cemetery and ritual site\, Napa\, in the Philippines\, through an analy
 sis of the treatment of the dead. Over 50 burial jars (which contained 65 
 adults and 24 Subadults ≤ 5 years) and seven extended adult supine buria
 ls have been recovered from Locality 1\, Napa\, Catanauan. The most common
 ly recovered burial goods included beads (shell\, glass and carnelian)\, w
 orked and unworked shell\, metal slag and iron blades/knives. Approximatel
 y 40% of jars included evidence for more than one set of remains with the 
 maximum being four individuals. It is unclear if this relates to jar reuse
  or more complex secondary mortuary traditions. Due to the multiple occupa
 ncy of many jars\, it is difficult to assess age and/or biological sex spe
 cific grave good distributions. However\, iron blades/knives and perforate
 d shell discs may be adult-specific items as they are never seen in associ
 ation with jars that contain only children. While there does not appear to
  be a grave inclusion specific to children\, only neonates (but not all) w
 ere buried within unique (re-purposed) jars. Additionally\, six neonates\,
  five foetuses aged 5 lunar months\, and two foetuses aged 5-7 lunar month
 s were deliberately interred within jars\, potentially speaking to Metal P
 eriod attitudes to the timing of personhood and a social identity. It is c
 oncluded that Metal Period Philippine mortuary rituals were complex with s
 ome evidence for age being an important component of identity or personhoo
 d.\n\n*This event is in person\, but will be streamed at: https://zoom.us/
 j/95506595957?pwd=S0tzL2ZJcUp5eDRxNmpxYWpaL0VZUT09*\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research\, D
 owning Site
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