Cremated Bones - a biological Source for Gender Research

This article presents a project designed for prehistoric gender research. It focuses on the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age urnfield in Cottbus "Alvensleben-Kaserne", Brandenburg. The cremation remains were emptied from the urns layer by layer. This provided excellent conditions for a critical reconstruction of the funeral rituals related to the cremation. Detailed recording of each bone fragment in each layer made possible the discovery of the ritual deposition of burnt bones according to the anatomical order. Cremated bones, a primarily biological source, are also a substantial resource for cultural historical research, e.g., on funeral practices as well as social structures.

Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Prehistory · History · Medical History and Research

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• Computed Tomography and Computed Radiography of Late Bronze Age Cremation Urns From Denmark

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• Encounters | Materialities | Confrontations

  Per Cornell, Fredrik Fahlander•Encounters, materialities,…•2007

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