New developments for the study of cremated bone in archaeological contexts

Christophe Snoeck; Philippe Claeys; Steven Goderis; Niels De Winter; Nadine Mattielli; Rick Schulting; Julia Lee-Thorp; John Pouncett; Dominique Weis; Rhy McMillan

New developments for the study of cremated bone in archaeological contexts

Christophe Snoeck, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, Niels De Winter, Nadine Mattielli, Rick Schulting, Julia Lee-Thorp, John Pouncett, Dominique Weis, Rhy McMillan

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Abstract

Due to the very high temperatures reached during cremation (up to 1000ºC and more) it has generally been assumed that the traditional stable isotope methods used on unburned bone are not applicable to cremated bone. However, various studies have shown that cremated bone provides a reliable substrate for radiocarbon dating and strontium isotope analyses. This poster presents the results of on-going research on the carbon, oxygen and strontium isotope ratios of calcined bone (δ13Cap, δ18Oc, δ18Op, 87Sr/86Sr), REEs, infrared and µXRF analyses. By looking into these different parameters it is possible study landscape use and mobility patterns at sites where cremation was practiced. It also allows investigating changes from marine to terrestrial diets as well as cremation practices.

These new developments have been successfully applied to archaeological sites from Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age Ireland and UK. This poster presents and compares the results from these different sites and discusses their implications and future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	UKAS 2017 Abstracts
Pages	149
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	UK Archaeological Science Meeting 2017 - UCL, London, United Kingdom Duration: 4 May 2016 → 7 May 2016

Conference

Conference	UK Archaeological Science Meeting 2017
Abbreviated title	UKAS 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	4/05/16 → 7/05/16

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)

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