Kyordyughen Site,Ymyiakhtakh Culture,Yakutia: An Interpretation of Burial Rite |
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| Authors: | A.D. Stepanov Ya.V. Kuzmin G.W.L. Hodgins A.J.T. Jull |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Fundamental Science - Statistics, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand;2. Volcanic Risk Solutions, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand;3. School of Environment, University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;4. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand;1. Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NR, England, United Kingdom;2. Skeletal Biology and Forensic Anthropology Research Group, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A series of radiocarbon dates for the Late Neolithic burial at Kyordyughen, Yakutia, support its association with the Ymyiakhtakh culture. The article proposes a new interpretation of the burial rite in the context of the site. Possible reasons for the disruption of the burial are presented. The presence of the dismembered remains of another body may indicate the practice of human sacrifice. The emergence of warriors as a social group is discussed, and the question is raised as to whether such a group might have been present in the Late Neolithic societies of northeast Asia on the basis of evidence favoring social differentiation with regard to military status. |
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| Keywords: | Yakutia Neolithic Kyordyughen burial Ymyiakhtakh culture Warriors Armor Human sacrifice |
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