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- Title
La cavité sépulcrale de Cadet 2 (Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe) et la question du cannibalisme.
- Authors
COURTAUD, Patrice
- Abstract
The practice of cannibalism is closely tied to the Caribbean populations. While the testimonies and the ancient texts of the first explorers are numerous, archaeological evidence is notably scarce. The sepulchral cave of Cadet, located along the south coast of Marie- Galante (Guadeloupe), has yielded serious indications of this type of cadaveral treatment. Archaeological research led to the discovery of human remains, a great number of which exhibited surface modifications (toolmarks) related to disarticulation and the removal of soft tissue. The association with archaeological remains such as ceramics and a lithic axe constitute indications of a veritable funerary practice, and so dispel the possibility of circumstantial or occasional cannibalism. This cave was used during the "peri-contact" period, contemporaneously to indigenous Caribbean culture. In this contribution we detail the various archaeological and biological studies which have yielded original data for the Lesser Antilles.
- Subjects
MARIE-Galante (Guadeloupe); GUADELOUPE; CANNIBALISM; ARCHAEOLOGICAL human remains; CAVES; ARCHAEOLOGY
- Publication
Cahiers d'Histoire de l'Amerique Latine, 2011, Issue 5, p49
- ISSN
1950-9510
- Publication type
Article