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Dear Kevin, See if you can get hold of a copy of Fay Worley’s PhD thesis (University of Bradford), I think it should be available electronically. She looked at animal cremations. I am not sure if Fay is currently on the zooarch list as she is off on maternity leave. If you have any trouble getting hold of it let me know as I may be able to help you out a little more when I am at Fort Cumberland next week. Best wishes, Julia Dr Julia E M Cussans, FSAScot Zooarchaeological Research Associate (part time) Policy & Evidence: National Specialist Services Historic England, Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth, PO4 9LD Direct Dial: 02392 856789 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Work schedule: Fort Cumberland - Monday-Thursday on the week of the 2nd Wednesday of the month (email or phone) Working from home – Wednesday – Friday (am) all other weeks (email) [Historic England Logo]<http://www.historicengland.org.uk/> We are the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment, from beaches and battlefields to parks and pie shops. Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/HistoricEngland> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/HistoricEngland> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/historicengland/> Sign up to our newsletter<http://webmail.historicenglandservices.org.uk/k/Historic-England/historic_england_preference_centre> This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of Historic England unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to Historic England may become publicly available. We respect your privacy and the use of your information. Please read our full privacy policy<https://www.historicengland.org.uk/terms/privacy-cookies/> for more information. From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Rielly Sent: 03 February 2020 12:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ZOOARCH] Early Bronze Age cremations with animal bones Dear All, I have a concentrated group of calcined bones, making up most of the fill of a small pit, from a site in Cambridgeshire well dated to the EBA. While I have calcined cattle (a 2nd phalange) and sheep/goat (radius, 2 ulnas and a 2nd phalange), there don’t appear to be any human bones. I cannot completely discount the possibility of hearth waste but the placement and the degree of burning seem to suggest they do represent a cremation, albeit animal rather than human or human/animal. Has anyone come across something similar, specifically referring to an animal cremation? Either in Britain or Europe, the same date as this one preferably but I’d welcome any comparisons with later prehistory. All the best Kevin Kevin Rielly Animal Bone Specialist Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd London Office Unit 54 Brockley Cross Business Centre, 96 Endwell Road, Brockley, London SE4 2PD Tel: 020 7639 9091 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.pre-construct.com [Description: Image removed by sender.] This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorised disclosure, use or distribution, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1