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The Bioarchaeology of Identity and “Third Spaces” in Postcontact Borderland Communities The Bioarchaeology of Identity and “Third Spaces” in Postcontact Borderland Communities
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Historical Background of Tipu Historical Background of Tipu
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The Archaeology of Tipu The Archaeology of Tipu
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Mortuary Archaeology and Identity at Tipu Mortuary Archaeology and Identity at Tipu
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Bioarchaeology of Tipu Bioarchaeology of Tipu
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Demography Demography
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Paleopathological Investigations Paleopathological Investigations
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Childhood Health and Biological Stress Childhood Health and Biological Stress
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Long Bone Growth Long Bone Growth
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Stature Stature
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Dental Enamel Defects Dental Enamel Defects
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Co-occurrence of Childhood Stress Markers Co-occurrence of Childhood Stress Markers
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Patterns of Health during Adulthood Patterns of Health during Adulthood
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Periosteal Reactions Periosteal Reactions
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Skeletal Trauma Skeletal Trauma
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Cortical Bone Maintenance Cortical Bone Maintenance
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Discussion Discussion
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Conclusions Conclusions
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Acknowledgments and Notes Acknowledgments and Notes
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References Cited References Cited
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6 Living on the Edge: Maya Identity and Skeletal Biology on the Spanish Frontier
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Published:January 2017
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Abstract
Harvey, Cohen, and Danforth examine health among the Tipu Maya of Colonial Belize in “Living on the Edge” through the prism of Naum’s (2011) concept of frontiers created under colonialism. The authors embrace a multi-method approach where diverse lines of independent but complementary data are assembled to characterize the health of the 588 Tipu Maya during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harvey and colleagues’ analysis integrates data from ethnohistory, mortuary patterns, paleodemography, multiple expressions of subadult health (i.e., macro- and micro enamel defects, anemia, Harris Lines), adult health (i.e., specific and non-specific skeletal infection), traumatic injury, and cortical bone maintenance. Hypothesizing that the Tipu population living in the tumultuous Yucatán would demonstrate particularly high rates of skeletal pathological conditions (particularly violent trauma). Harvey and colleagues observed quite the opposite. They argue that the frontier nature of Tipu was itself a contested hybrid space—a kind of borderland, or “Third Space.” Living in this liminal zone between the different political spheres likely allowed for Tipuans to create a distinct identity and social experience that compared to other Colonial Maya communities, shielded them from greater degrees of biological stress and morbidity.
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