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Open Archaeology, 2021 The reconstruction of past mortuary rituals and practices increasingly incorporates analysis of the taphonomic history of the grave and buried body, using the framework provided by archaeothanatology.
Hayley Mickleburgh +2 more
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Epidemics and Wars: Comparative Archaeology and Anthropology of Ancient Greek Mass Burials [PDF]
Athens Journal of History, 2021 The high number of dead bodies to deal with in time of mortality crises (events marked by an unusually high number of dead in a limited amount of time) often leads to modifications in the traditional funerary practices of a society.
Reine-Marie Bérard, Dominique Castex
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The archaeothanatology of seated-flexed burials in the prehispanic southern Andes
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019 Natural and anthropogenic taphonomic processes in seated-flexed human burials introduce variability in the archaeological record that may obscure evidence for standardization of funerary practice and prolonged ritual interaction with ancestral remains ...
Sarah Baitzel
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Renewed excavations at the Neolithic site of Beisamoun (Upper Jordan Valley, Israel) has resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an intentional cremation in the Near East directly dated to 7031-6700 cal BC (Pre-Pottery Neolithic C, also ...
Fanny Bocquentin +8 more
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Clio Arqueológica, 2018 O texto apresenta resultados das análises do contexto arqueológico e perfil biológico do sepultamento 3, escavado no sítio pré-histórico Pedra do Cachorro, Buíque, Pernambuco (3.560 ± 30 AP).
Ana Solari +2 more
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Reopening of the Sarmatian Graves: Looting or Ritual?
Etnoantropološki ProblemiThe archaeothanatological and bioanthropological analysis of the necropolis at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital “Park” in Vršac revealed a complex and multifaceted pattern of grave reopening during the period of Late Antiquity (4th century AD).
Tamara Šarkić
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Antropologia PortuguesaArchaeothanatology has helped immensely to better understand complex burial dynamics and funerary treatment. Recently, scholars have employed this approach in attempts to reconstruct possible shrouding of corpses prior to interment, which often degrade ...
Trent Trombley +2 more
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L’archéothanatologie en contexte préventif. Évolution des protocoles et des enjeux
Archéopages, 2022 Recent changes in the discipline that studies the ancient dead, today called “archaeothanatology”, have permitted great advances in terms of issues and goals. In the last twenty years, the discipline has broadened its fields of expertise and enhanced its
Bruno Bizot, Anne Richier
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Visual inventories and field note templates for contextualised recording of human remains
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, 2021 This short note is a presentation of seven new visual inventory sheets and five new standardised field note sheets posted on open access. Compared to those currently used in France, our protocols have the advantage of being written in English, for those ...
Fanny Bocquentin, Marie Anton
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Open Archaeology, 2022 This article presents the results of the archaeological, bioanthropological, and historical analysis of an atypical human bone deposit found at the medieval Islamic desert site of Khirbat al-Dusaq in southern present-day Jordan.
Hofstetter Tobias +2 more
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