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Evaluating the impact of acetic acid chemical pre-treatment on ‘old’ and cremated bone with the ‘Perio-spot’ technique and ‘Perios-endos’ profiles Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The impacts of diagenesis on archaeological and palaeontological bone complicate the analysis of in-vivo chemical and isotopic characteristics. Such bone is often pre-treated in an attempt to remove diagenetic alteration prior to trace element or isotopic analyses, although very few standardized approaches exist for evaluating pre-treatment effectiveness. In this pilot study, we characterize the diagenetic alteration and assess the impact of ...
Mobility during the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Northern Ireland explored using strontium isotope analysis of cremated human bone Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A merovingian surprise: early medieval radiocarbon dates on cremated bone (Borsbeek, Belgium) Universiteit Gent
The impact of cremated bone dating on the archaeological chronology of the Low Countries Universiteit Gent
The CRUMBEL project takes a closer look at the human cremated bone collections from Belgium Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed
A re-assessment of the routine pretreatment protocol for radiocarbon dating of cremated bones Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the late 1990s, it was demonstrated that reliable radiocarbon dates could be obtained directly from cremated bone. Many radiocarbon laboratories have since used a protocol based on that of Lanting & Brindley (1998) for pretreating cremated (calcined) bones, which consists of consecutive treatments with bleach and acetic acid to remove organic matter and extraneous or diagenetic carbonate, respectively. In most instances, the bleach used ...
Old bones, new ideas: 14C-dating of cremated bones from late bronze age and early iron age urnfield cemeteries in Flanders Universiteit Gent
Recently a method has been developed and tested to date cremated bones using bio apatite. By using the cremated bones the human element is properly dated. From some cremations charcoal dates were also obtained to confirm the validity of the 14C-dates on bone. The traditional chronological framework for this period in Western Belgium was based on the study of the funerary pottery alone, since metalwork was scarce in the cemeteries. The ...
Strontium isotopes and concentrations in cremated bones suggest an increased salt consumption in Gallo-Roman diet Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The high temperatures reached during cremation lead to the destruction of organic matter preventing the use of traditional isotopic methods for dietary reconstructions. Still, strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) and concentration ([Sr]) analyses of cremated human remains offer a novel way to assess changing consumption patterns in past populations that practiced cremation, as evidenced by a large amount of new data obtained from Metal Ages and ...
FINAL NEOLITHIC AND BRONZE AGE FUNERARY PRACTICES AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN BELGIUM, THE IMPACT OF RADIOCARBON DATING CREMATED BONES Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Final Neolithic and the Bronze Age (3000–800 BC) are periods of great transformations in the
communities inhabiting the area of modern-day Belgium, as testified by archaeological evidence showing an
increasing complexity in social structure, technological transformations, and large-scale contacts. By combining
599 available radiocarbon dates with 88 new 14C dates from 23 from funerary sites, this paper uses kernel ...
communities inhabiting the area of modern-day Belgium, as testified by archaeological evidence showing an
increasing complexity in social structure, technological transformations, and large-scale contacts. By combining
599 available radiocarbon dates with 88 new 14C dates from 23 from funerary sites, this paper uses kernel ...