Rakita_The Mortuary Practices of the Casas Grandes Region: A Preliminary Database.

I present a preliminary regional database of mortuary practices for the Casas Grandes region of Chihuahua, Mexico. The reported prehistoric mortuary remains from the region are overwhelmingly drawn from the Paquime and Convento sites reported by Charles C. DiPeso and colleagues. Often overlooked, however, are several smaller samples that are reported with less detail. Given the complex nature of mortuary ritual from the region (especially in the late ceramic periods), the structure of the database and the recorded variables is equally complex. The data highlight several challenges to establishing a regional database of Southwestern mortuary practices.

本研究构建了墨西哥奇瓦瓦州卡萨格兰德斯（Casas Grandes）区域的史前丧葬习俗初步区域性数据库。该区域已发表的史前丧葬遗存绝大多数源自查尔斯·C·迪佩索（Charles C. DiPeso）及其同事所报道的帕基姆（Paquime）与孔文托（Convento）两处遗址。然而，尚有若干细节记载较为简略的小型遗存样本常被忽视。鉴于该区域丧葬仪式的复杂性（尤其在晚陶瓷时代），本数据库的架构与收录变量同样复杂。本数据集凸显了构建北美西南部丧葬习俗区域性数据库所面临的若干挑战。