Behavior and Status in a Middle Woodland Mortuary Population from the Illinois Valley

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

American Antiquity

Publication Date

1-1-1980

Volume

25

First Page

308

Last Page

313

Abstract

One shortcoming of the archaeological study of prehistoric societies is a failure to pursue the behavioral correlates of social distinctions. This paper shows, through a study of Middle Woodland mortuary populations, that analysis of degenerative joint disease is a productive approach to investigating status-linked behavior in archaeological populations.

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