We examine the changes in funerary rituals from the Early Agricultural period (2100 BC–AD 50) to the Early Preclassic period (AD 475–750) and how these changes concurrently reflect changes in social relationships between the dead, their families, and the community. The predominant mortuary ritual in the Early Agricultural period was inhumation, possibly emphasizing a variety of identity intersections of the dead and the mourners in the treatment of the body while creating collective memories and remembrances through shared ways of commemorating the dead. An innovation in funerary practices in the form of secondary cremation appeared in the Early Agricultural period and was slowly but broadly adopted, representing new social dynamics within the society. Thereafter, secondary cremation became the main funeral custom. During the Early Preclassic period, the variation in body position and the type and quantity of objects found with individuals decreased. It is possible that the vehicle for displaying different identity intersections changed and was not placed in the body, per se, as much as in previous periods. However, the transformation characteristics of these funeral rituals and the increase in community investment could have fostered the building or reinforcing of stronger social ties that highlighted a “collective identity.”

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火的转变：南亚利桑那州前西班牙裔人群从农业早期到前古典时期早期丧葬习俗的变化

我们研究了从早期农业时期（公元前 2100 年至公元 50 年）到前古典时期早期（公元 475 年至 750 年）丧葬仪式的变化，以及这些变化如何同时反映死者、他们的家人和社区之间社会关系的变化. 早期农业时期主要的太平间仪式是土葬，可能强调死者和哀悼者在处理尸体时的各种身份交叉，同时通过共同的纪念死者的方式创造集体记忆和纪念。早期农业时期出现了二次火葬形式的丧葬实践创新，并被缓慢但广泛地采用，代表了社会中新的社会动态。此后，二次火化成为主要的丧葬习俗。在前古典时期早期，身体位置的变化以及个体发现的物体类型和数量减少。有可能显示不同身份交叉口的车辆本身发生了变化，并没有像以前那样放置在车身中。然而，这些丧葬仪式的转变特征和社区投资的增加可能促进了更牢固的社会联系的建立或加强，突出了“集体身份”。