Implications of heat-induced changes in bone on the interpretation of funerary behaviour and practice

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1308-1313

  Goncalves D ^a,b   Thompson, T J U ^c   Cunha, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico   (Portugal)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bone warping; Burned bone; Cremation; Funerary archaeology; Thumbnail fracture

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; SKELETON;

EID: 79954633174     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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