A useful early description of bone burning is in Binford 1981 Bones:
Ancient men and modern myths. On P. 148 he describes how the Cree threw
bones on the fire: "this procedure makes the bones easier to break".
Dale Serjeantson
Visiting Fellow
Archaeology
University of Southampton
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On 2019-04-18, 10:19, "Analysis of animal remains from archaeological
sites on behalf of Róisín Nic Cnáimhín" <[log in to unmask] on behalf
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>Hi Everyone,
>
>Would anyone have any recommended reading or guides for burnt bone,
>specifically on bone colour and the reason for burning in relation to the
>colour (cooking, roasting, etc).
>Also, is there any reason burnt bone would be highly fragmented?
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Kind regards,
>Róisín
>
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