Revealing the invisible dead: integrated bio-geoarchaeological profiling exposes human and animal remains in a seemingly ‘empty’ Viking-Age burial
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Recent investigations of an apparently ‘empty,’ partly disturbed Viking chamber grave in Denmark (Fregerslev II, dated around the mid-10th century CE) provided opportunity to develop a novel multi-scale and multi-method analysis burial post-burial processes. To overcome limitations poor preservation artefacts bones, lack clear macrostratigraphic sequence, we integrated multi-proxy analyses organic inorganic materials study spatial architecture, burial, post-depositional processes, including soil chemistry (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - ICPMS, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer pXRF), micromorphology, archaeobotany (wood, seeds, fruits, phytoliths), palynology (pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs), faecal lipid biomarkers. The results enabled detailed characterisation, analysis, sequencing deposits, identification factors responsible for burial. Soil, phytolith pollen data indicated that base was covered with matting plant material, there no wooden floor. Faecal biomarkers detected substantial amounts matter, most probably originating from horse faeces, suggesting died situ , trace pig which are more likely have been trampled into grave. Enriched phosphorus concentrations could be linked bodies northern southern sector Furthermore, enrichment lead found where metal objects were recovered. findings Fregerslev II show integrating high-resolution approaches poorly preserved contexts can fundamentally transform archaeological interpretations. • Multi-proxy reveal practices at bone preserved. Geochemistry, define spatiotemporal elemental mapping detect traces human inhumations. archaeobotanical palynological bedding grass herbs on base.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Archaeological Science
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0305-4403', '1095-9238']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2022.105589