Burnt offerings: Animal bone in anglo-saxon cremations

World Archaeology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-88

  Bond, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anglo saxon; Animal bone; Cremation; Funerary ritual; Grave goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010436379     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1996.9980332     Document Type: Article

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