Taphonomy of burnt burials: Spatial analysis of bone fragments in their secondary deposition

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F17%3A43928538" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/17:43928538 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11140/17:10361904 RIV/00216208:11310/17:10361904
Result on the web
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.2525/abstract" target="_blank" >http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.2525/abstract</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.2525" target="_blank" >10.1002/oa.2525</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Taphonomy of burnt burials: Spatial analysis of bone fragments in their secondary deposition
Original language description
Examining recently excavated burnt burials, we explore the potential of spatial analysis to contribute to the understanding of changes that human body goes through during burning and relocation to the place of secondary deposition. Artificial heat decomposition of a body is a complex process that consists of several stages of intentional manipulation with the body. Each stage can be biased by several accidental factors which then significantly change the final archaeological record. We focused on the post-burning stage, especially the pathways of bone fragments to secondary deposition. We investigated spatial distribution and weight of bones in urns and pits and asked whether it is possible to observe their intentional arrangement. The trend of bone arrangement could be distinguished in most cases. Bones of peripheral parts of body were typically situated at the bottom, skull bones were usually concentrated in the upper part. However, the weight underrepresentation of all investigated burials was apparent. Deposition of selected burnt bones suggests their careful collection from the pyre and complex post-mortem manipulation. Our detailed analysis aims to reconstruct particular steps executed during funeral rites of past populations.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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