More than urns: A multi-method pipeline for analyzing cremation burials
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Burial rites of archaeological populations are frequently interpreted based on cremated remains of the human body and the urn they were deposited in. In comparison to inhumations, information about the deceased is much more limited and dependent on fragmentation, selection of body regions, taphonomic processes, and excavation techniques. So far, little attention has been paid to the context in which urns are buried. In this study, we combined archaeological techniques with anthropology, computed tomography, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, geochemistry and isotopic approaches and conducted a detailed analysis on a case study of two Late Bronze Age urns from St. Pölten, Austria (c. 1430 and 1260 cal. BCE). The urns were recovered en-bloc and CT-scanned before the micro-excavation. Osteological and strontium isotope analysis revealed that the cremated remains comprised a young adult female and a child that died at the age of 10-12 years. Both individuals had been subject to physiological stress and were likely local. Animal bones burnt at different temperatures suggested different depositional pathways into the urn and pit as part of the pyre, food offerings, and unintentional settlement debris. Eight wild plant and five crop plant species appeared as part of the local landscape, as food offerings and fire accelerants. Sediment chemistry suggests that pyre remains were deposited around the urns during burial. Multi-element geochemistry, archaeobotany, and zooarchaeology provide insights into the Late Bronze Age environment, the process of cremation, the gathering of bones and final funerary deposition.
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- Titre Crossref
- More than urns: A multi-method pipeline for analyzing cremation burials
- Date Crossref
- 30/08/2023
- Éditeur
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Type
- journal-article
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Austrian Academy of Sciences pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisme public
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Medical University of Vienna Unit of Forensic Anthropology pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Comenius University Bratislava pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel Multidisciplinary Archaeological Research Institute pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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University Clinic of Dentistry Clinical Division of Radiology pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Austrian Academy of Sciences, Unit of Forensic Anthropology — Medical University of Vienna et Comenius University Bratislava, avec 6 autres affiliations.
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