Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Baram, Uzi
Keywords
Bioarchaeology, Spanish La Florida, Colonialism, Apalachee, Sports
Area of Concentration
Anthropology
Abstract
In the study of violence, warfare and conflict are often seen as inherent among certain groups of people. This is especially true for colonial populations wherein the image of the snarling native is preserved so vividly from popular media. In this thesis, I attempt to combat those views by using bioarchaeology to show that trauma in the archaeological record is not always caused by warfare. In the first chapter I discuss a meaning of violence and its use in social context. In the second chapter, I present an overview of bioarchaeology in Spanish La Florida. The third chapter deals with a landscape of colonialism and conflict that does have violence, but not in the manner imagined. The fourth chapter demonstrates this with a case study that shows Spanish against Native American warfare in the bones. Finally, the fifth chapter uses data from contemporary sports injury literature to create a profile of the Apalachee ballgame and the injuries it would cause.
Recommended Citation
Shipley, Nancy, "Played to the Bone: Skeletal Trauma, Assumptions of Warfare, And an Apalachee Ballgame In Spanish La Florida" (2015). Theses & ETDs. 5114.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5114