FWO Vlaaderen PhD researcher in archaeology #VUB #CRUMBEL🔥
archaeological sciences🧪
Radiocarbon dating 🦴⏳
osteology&palaeopathology💀🦴
funerary practices🏺🔥⚰️
experimental archaeology⚒️
Elisavet Stamataki
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@elliestam.bsky.social talked about how seasonality affects the cremation environment ❄️🌸☀️🍁, and what happens when bone reaches extremely high temperatures 🌡️🔥🦴
The evidence from Fouches suggests a gradual transition from the Metal Ages to Roman cremation practices.
Brussels Bioarchaeology Lab
Elisavet Stamataki
The results suggest similar pyre structure, size, temperature, and body positioning across Gallo-Roman cremations.
Differences were also observed in cremation conditions between the Metal Ages and the Gallo-Roman cremations from Belgium, with Roman cremations presenting better oxygen availability during combustion.
The dating of Fouches to the Early Roman period could potentially explain that Roman cremation expertise was not immediately widespread but rather transferred gradually to the edges of the Roman Empire.
Finally, the Gallo-Roman cemetery of Fouches is particularly interesting, as it dates to the Early Roman period and presents similarities in ventilation conditions with the cemeteries from the Metal Ages instead of the other Gallo-Roman cemeteries.
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This study assesses cremation conditions in the Roman period using a multi-proxy analysis (FTIR-ATR and carbon and oxygen isotope analysis) on 332 burned bones from five Belgian Gallo-Roman cemeteries.
🎉 Thrilled to share our new paper just published in @PLOSONE!
In this study we explored how weather & seasonality impact cremation conditions using experimental archaeology, FTIR-ATR, and isotope analysis.
👉 Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
However, high variability in δ13C and δ18O values indicates differences in fuel selection and environmental factors.
