ISBN-13: 9781407312002 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 2013 / 302 str.
ISBN-13: 9781407312002 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 2013 / 302 str.
Human bone in archaeological context is the product of natural processes and cultural patterns. In the deposits can be sealed vital aspects of one skeleton, the intentions that led to the burial and natural and accidental processes that add new meanings. This becomes part of the history of these remains. The way they are arranged, environmental changes and rituals influence the recovery procedure. The synchronic and diachronic biocultural environment involve new requirements and limitations. Taking the geographical framework of southwestern Iberian Peninsula, we address methodological issues regarding the recovery of archaeological skeletal remains: cremation and inhumation, primary and secondary burials, individual and collective deposits.
Human bone in archaeological context is the product of natural processes and cultural patterns; the deposits can seal several things: the vital aspects of one skeleton, the intentions that led to the burial, and natural and accidental processes. This in turn becomes part of the history of these remains and the way they are arranged, their environmental changes and rituals can all influence the recovery procedure. The synchronic and diachronic bio-cultural environments involve new requirements and present further limitations. Taking the geographical framework of the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, the author addresses the methodological issues involved in the recovery of archaeological skeletal remains: cremation and inhumation, primary and secondary burials, individual and collective deposits.