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@article{item_3405493,
title = {{The ornaments of the Arma Veirana early Mesolithic infant burial}},
author = {Gravel-Miguel, C. and Cristiani, E. and Hodgkins, J. and Orr, C. M. and Strait, D. S. and Peresani, M. and Benazzi, Stefano and Pothier-Bouchard, G. and Keller, H. M. and Meyer, D. and Drohobytsky, D. and Talamo, Sahra and Panetta, D. and Zupancich, A. and Miller, C. E. and Negrino, F. and Riel-Salvatore, J.},
language = {eng},
issn = {1072-5369; 1573-7764},
doi = {10.1007/s10816-022-09573-7},
year = {2022},
abstract = {{Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and person-{\textless}br{\textgreater}hood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they {\textless}br{\textgreater}are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological assemblages with-{\textless}br{\textgreater}out direct evidence on how they were displayed. This article presents a detailed {\textless}br{\textgreater}record of the ornaments found in direct association with an Early Mesolithic buried {\textless}br{\textgreater}female infant discovered in 2017 at the site of Arma Veirana (Liguria, Italy). It uses {\textless}br{\textgreater}microscopic, 3D, and positional analyses of the ornaments as well as a preliminary {\textless}br{\textgreater}perforation experiment to document how they were perforated, used, and what led {\textless}br{\textgreater}to their deposit as part of the infant{\textquoteright}s grave goods. This study provides important {\textless}br{\textgreater}information on the use of beads in the Early Mesolithic, in general, as well as the {\textless}br{\textgreater}relationship between beads and young subadults, in particular. The results of the {\textless}br{\textgreater}study suggest that the beads were worn by members of the infant{\textquoteright}s community for {\textless}br{\textgreater}a considerable period before they were sewn onto a sling, possibly used to keep the {\textless}br{\textgreater}infant close to the parents while allowing their mobility, as seen in some modern {\textless}br{\textgreater}forager groups. The baby was then likely buried in this sling to avoid reusing the {\textless}br{\textgreater}beads that had failed to protect her or simply to create a lasting connection between {\textless}br{\textgreater}the deceased infant and her community.}},
journal = {{Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory}},
}