Volume 39, Issue 1 p. 54-59
Research Report

Culturally modified human remains recovered from an earth-oven interment on Waya Island, Fiji

Ethan E. Cochrane

Ethan E. Cochrane

Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822 USA

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Michael Pietrusewsky

Michael Pietrusewsky

Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822 USA

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Michele T. Douglas

Michele T. Douglas

4020 Edgehill Road, Fort Worth, TX, 76116 USA

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First published: 14 November 2014
Citations: 8

Abstract

The incomplete skeletal remains of a young adolescent (10–12 years of age) were recovered from the uppermost layer of an earth-oven at the Qaranicagi Site (Y2-39), Waya Island, Fiji. Analysis of the remains revealed minimal fire or heat alteration. Cut marks are distributed across several elements and suggest at least partial butchering of the individual.

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