%0 Journal Article
%A Gravel-Miguel, C.
%A Cristiani, E.
%A Hodgkins, J.
%A Orr, C. M.
%A Strait, D. S.
%A Peresani, M.
%A Benazzi, Stefano
%A Pothier-Bouchard, G.
%A Keller, H. M.
%A Meyer, D.
%A Drohobytsky, D.
%A Talamo, Sahra
%A Panetta, D.
%A Zupancich, A.
%A Miller, C. E.
%A Negrino, F.
%A Riel-Salvatore, J.
%+ Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
%T The ornaments of the Arma Veirana early Mesolithic infant burial : 
%G eng
%U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000A-F9D6-C
%R 10.1007/s10816-022-09573-7
%7 2022-08-30
%D 2022
%8 30.08.2022
%* Review method: peer-reviewed
%X Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and person-<br>hood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they <br>are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological assemblages with-<br>out direct evidence on how they were displayed. This article presents a detailed <br>record of the ornaments found in direct association with an Early Mesolithic buried <br>female infant discovered in 2017 at the site of Arma Veirana (Liguria, Italy). It uses <br>microscopic, 3D, and positional analyses of the ornaments as well as a preliminary <br>perforation experiment to document how they were perforated, used, and what led <br>to their deposit as part of the infant’s grave goods. This study provides important <br>information on the use of beads in the Early Mesolithic, in general, as well as the <br>relationship between beads and young subadults, in particular. The results of the <br>study suggest that the beads were worn by members of the infant’s community for <br>a considerable period before they were sewn onto a sling, possibly used to keep the <br>infant close to the parents while allowing their mobility, as seen in some modern <br>forager groups. The baby was then likely buried in this sling to avoid reusing the <br>beads that had failed to protect her or simply to create a lasting connection between <br>the deceased infant and her community.
%K Early Mesolithic,  Italy, Infant, Burial, Ornaments, Use-wear analysis
%J Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
%@ 1072-53691573-7764