Dear Lidar,
Dirk Heinrich published a small paper on a few calcined bones from an
iron age smelting site in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which may be
of interest:
Heinrich, Dirk (1997): Bestimmung der Tierknochenfunde von Joldelund.
in: Jöns, Hauke (ed.): Frühe Eisengewinnung in Joldelund, Kr.
Nordfriesland – Ein Beitrag zur Siedlungs- und Technikgeschichte
Schleswig-Holsteins – Teil 1: Einführung, Naturraum,
Prospektionsmethoden und archäologische Untersuchungen,
Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 40, 111-112,
Bonn
Also, in other chapters of the same book a variety of ethnographic
evidence for the use of animals in ritualised smelting processes is
quoted.
Regards.
Christian
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Am 04.04.2013 um 20:27 schrieb Lidar Sapir-Hen:
> Dear Zooarchers,
> I am currently working on an assemblage from a smelting site in
> southern Israel.
> I would be grateful if anyone could point me to published work on
> animal remains from smelting sites (any period, any region).
>
> Thank you,
> Lidar
>
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> Lidar Sapir-Hen, Ph.D
> Institute of Archaeology
> Tel-Aviv University
> Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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