The Janulis Burial: A Case of Gender Fluidity in the Middle Archaic Period?

IF 0.4 Q1 Arts and Humanities
M. W. Spence, James R. Keron
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ABSTRACT An amateur 1969 excavation at the Middle Archaic period Janulis site in Ontario unearthed the skeletal remains of three individuals and a dog. One of these, an adult female with an extensive offering, displayed several changes in the bones of her right arm and shoulder caused by the repetitive and intensive practice of an overhand throwing motion. The association of eight projectile points with her skeleton indicates that the activity was projectile throwing, suggesting a strong emphasis on hunting, normally a masculine role. She also had a turtle-shell rattle, an instrument usually associated with men in that time period. In contrast, the presence of two deer styliform bones in the burial point to a feminine role. These anomalies raise the possibility that this individual had adopted a nonbinary gender status, but the paucity of reliable comparative data makes it difficult to precisely define that status.
一月葬:一个中世纪性别流动的案例?
摘要1969年,在安大略省中古代Janulis遗址进行的一次业余挖掘中,发现了三个人和一只狗的骨骼遗骸。其中一位是一位提供大量食物的成年女性,由于重复和密集的上手投掷动作,她的右臂和肩膀的骨骼出现了一些变化。八个射弹点与她的骨骼的关联表明,这项活动是投掷射弹,这表明强烈强调狩猎,通常是一种男性角色。她还有一个龟壳拨浪鼓,这是一种在那个时期通常与男性联系在一起的乐器。相比之下,埋葬中的两块鹿柄状骨头表明了女性的角色。这些异常现象增加了这个人采用非二元性别身份的可能性,但由于缺乏可靠的比较数据,很难准确定义这种身份。
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