Recovery and identification of heavily burnt and fragmented skeletal remains pose
significant challenges in fire and arson investigations. The ability to identify individuals is …

Abstract Early Mediaeval Archaeology was long influenced by traditional narratives related
to so-called Völkerwanderungen. Based on the interpretation of ancient written sources, the …

Kidney stones are a common disease that threatens human health on a global scale and are
closely related to the contemporary environment. The strontium isotope ratio (87Sr/86Sr) has …

Cremation graves appear in different forms and shapes, from urns to simple pits and from
single to plural graves. The challenging nature of highly fragmented cremated human …

The site of San Valentino in San Vito al Tagliamento is one of the main urnfield cemeteries
in northeastern Italy. Archaeological excavations carried out in the seventies brought to light …

Extensive recent research in both the archaeological and forensic arenas has expanded the
boundaries of the study of burned bodies, supporting a more nuanced understanding of …

Abstract The Late Bronze Age is characterized by the increasing homogenization of material
culture and the prevalence of urn burials. The cemetery of Inzersdorf, located in the Lower …

Differentiating cremated non-human bones from human ones in archaeological contexts is a
challenging task. This analysis aims at proposing a rather solid criterion based on an …

Differentiating cremated non-human bones from human ones in archaeological contexts is a
challenging task. This analysis aims at proposing a rather solid criterion based on an …

Present day Netherlands is located in a geographical area referred to as the Lower-Rhine-
Basin. Especially the sandy soils in the southern and eastern regions of the country are rich …