The Construction of Community at Early Bronze Age Karataş‐Semayük, Southwestern Anatolia
These results suggest that burial location was not strongly defined by biological kinship units or lineages. Rather, a negotiation of various social identities likely influenced the expression of group membership in mortuary practice. Additionally, Karataş-Semayük likely practiced a bilocal residence pattern with a virilocal bias. The significant incorporation of outside females in the local community and the lack of biologically constrained burial practice may have simultaneously contributed to a cohesive community identity.
Authors
- Ali Metin Büyükkarakaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-8440)
- Donovan M. Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4202-1849)
- Marin A. Pilloud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1704-3707)
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70030
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- American Research Institute in Turkey
- University of Nevada, Reno
- Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences