Turner, A., Gonzalez, S. and Ohman, J. (2002). Prehistoric human and ungulate remains from Preston Docks, Lancashire, UK:. J Archaeol Sci 29 (4). Vol 29(4), pp. 423-433.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Prehistoric human and ungulate remains from Preston Docks, Lancashire, UK: | ||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
problems of river finds | ||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 29 (4) | ||||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | ||||||
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29 (4) | ||||||
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423 - 433 | ||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Isolated and usually undated human crania from riverine deposits in the British Isles is seen to present something of an archaeological mystery. The large numbers sometimes involved -- several hundred from the River Thames alone -- together with the recovery of unassociated metal artefacts have been taken to imply `ritual' activity. A taphonomic investigation of human crania and ungulate remains obtained from dock excavations during the 1880s is presented. Although apparently recovered in close spatial proximity, a series of AMS determinations on crania of humans, aurochsen (Bos primigenius) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) has established at least a Neolithic to Saxon age range for the sample. Such a chronological span for a diverse assemblage when considered against modern forensic studies of the taphonomy of bodies in water strongly implies that the human crania need represent no more than an accumulation of elements that normally separate quite naturally from the rest of the body. While the reasons for initial entry to the water may well have included `ritual' activity in one or more case there is thought to be no reason to infer such behaviour for the human sample as a whole in the absence of direct evidence. | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2002 | ||||||
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17 Jul 2002 |
