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The Taphonomic and Archaeothanatological Potentials of Diagenetic Alterations of Archaeological Bone

2022
Bone is a dynamic substrate in life (Lanyon and Rubin, 1984), after death (Hedges, 2002; Kendall et al., 2018) and even after fossilisation (Saitta et al., 2018). After an organism dies, the bone is transformed by a myriad of physical, chemical and biological processes (Hedges, 2002; Madgwick and Mulville, 2012; Madgwick, 2014; Villagran et al., 2017 ...
Booth, Thomas J., Brönnimann, David, Madgwick, Richard, Portmann, Cordula   +3 more
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WHAT CAN ARCHAEOTHANATOLOGY ADD? A case study of new knowledge and theoretical implications in the re-study of Mesolithic burials in Sweden and Denmark

2022
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Archaeothanatology: A Body Anchored Approach to Mesoamerican Mortuary Analyses

2022
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Pereira, Grégory, Goudiaby, Hemmamuthé
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Marking graves and intruding on the dead: An archaeothanatological analysis to unveil posthumous experiences of death and remembrance at the site of Checua, Colombia (7580-5052 cal BP)

Quaternary International, 2021
Abstract The archaeological site of Checua is located at the north end of the Sabana de Bogota, Northern South America. New archaeological research at the site has revealed significant evidence of well-preserved hunters and gatherers’ funerary contexts which date back to 7580-5052 BP (cal 2σ). Former studies reported 33 human interments, and a recent
Juan Pablo Ospina, Sonia Archila
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Disturbing the dead. Archaeothanatological analysis of the stone age burials at Zvejnieki, Latvia (excavated 2006–2009)

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2016
The Zvejnieki burial ground in northern Latvia is one of the largest concentrations of burials from the Mesolithic and Neolithic in Northern Europe. The 308 burials, dominated by primary inhumation, excavated in the 1960s and 1970s have become important references for understanding the hunter-gatherer mortuary practices in the region.
Liv Nilsson Stutz, Lars Larsson
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Mors Immatura in the Civitas of Forum Iulii, Narbonnensis Gaul:

2023
During the Roman period, the funerary treatment of children is always described as being very specific, and sometimes atypical, or deviant, compared to that of adults. In Forum Iulii, the graves analysed, including both cremations and inhumations, indicate clear specific gestures towards this age category. However, the inter- and intra-site comparative
Lattard, Alexia, Schmitt, Aurore
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An archaeothanatological approach for interpreting a complex funerary deposit: the case study of “Burial 2” at Toca do Enoque (Middle Holocene, Northeastern Brazil)

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2020
The discovery of funerary deposits with atypical and complex characteristics requires the use of an archaeothanatological approach to better interpret the mortuary practices. This approach comprises the processes of deposit formation and the reconstruction of the funerary cycle.
Ana Solari, Anne Marie Pessis, Gabriela Martin, Niede Guidon   +3 more
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Funerary rituals and archaeothanatological data from BMAC graves at Ulug Depe (Turkmenistan) and Dzharkutan (Uzbekistan)

2020
Burial practices, resulting from deliberate behaviors and actions, are the focus of a field of social analysis based upon the hypothesis that graves are the result of intentional acts. The archaeoanthropological material from Central Asia is no exception to
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The Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology

2022
Knüsel, Christopher, Schotsmans, Eline
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Archaeothanatology, burials, and cemeteries Perspectives for crusader archaeology

2020
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