Published June 23, 2021 | Version v2
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Fracturing and coloring of cremated bones from a Neolithic mortuary house at Bollbacken, Sweden

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Uppsala University

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  • 1. Uppsala University

Description

Spreadsheet containing analysis of types of fractures and coloring of cremated human and animal bones found in a mortuary house at the site Bollbacken, Västmanland, Sweden. The site belonged to the Pitted Ware culture and was dated to ca 2600-2300 BCE. The analysis was done as part of a PhD project studying cremation practices in 3rd millennium BCE Sweden, particularly evidence of whether the dead had been cremated shortly after death, or when they were de-fleshed. 

Version 1_1 contains persistent identifiers for key concepts in the dataset (geographical locations, museum inventory number etc)

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Osteological cremation analysis Bollbacken.csv

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