Naslov
Into the Flame : The Cremated Bones of Early Roman Period at Gradinje site (Slovenia)

Autori
Hincak, Zdravka ; Novšak, Matjaž ; Špoljarić, Igor ; Bačić, Ivana ; Mršić, Gordan ; Mikulka, Ana ; Polak, Tanja ; Mihelić, Damir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract Book, 20th Congress of the European Anthropological Association - European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to Global Biology / Missoni, S ; Janković, I - Zagreb : Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, 2016, 16-16

Skup
20th Congress of the European Anthropological Association - European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to Global Biology

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 24.08.2016. - 28.08.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cremated bones; histological analysis; SEM/EDX; age at death; Early Roman period; Gradinje; Slovenia

Sažetak
Analysis and interpretation of human cremated remains in the archaeological record still presents a real challenge to the bioarchaeologists. The standard osteological procedures for unburned skeletal remains often fail to identify those fragments transformed by fire. By examining thermal destruction patterns visible on bone and tooth remains, it is possible to interpret how the cremation happened. Analysis which includes diagenesis and nature of the cremated bones gives an opportunity of problem observation on different levels. The aim of this study is to present possibilities in the identification of human cremated remains using both macromorphological and histological methods. The histological methods applied were helpful in determining age at death. With application of the light microscopic analysis and the scanning electron microscopy (Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy method SEM/EDX) morphological 2D and 3D characterization of the samples were obtained. This study is a reconstruction and an interpretation of the human cremated remains from six cremation urns of the Early Roman period from Gradinje in Slovenia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Arheologija

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