RT Journal Article
T1 Let’s play with fire! Preliminary results of new experiments on animal bone of thermo-alterations
A1 Martínez de Los Reyes, Penélope I.
A1 Gutiérrez, Aida
A1 Macho Callejo, Alba
A1 García Morato, Sara
A1 Moreno García, Marta
A1 Fernández Jalvo, Yolanda
AB Thermo-alterations in skeletal remains result from circumstances that can be key to understanding the context in which these appear. Here, we present the results of a series of experiments based on the exposure of animal remains to a range of different conditions and temperatures (up to 900°C) to document a variety of contexts that provide valuable information in fossil sites and forensic cases. Meat-bearing and defleshed remains (i.e. meat manually removed before the experiment) were exposed to high-temperatures, both directly or buried in different types of sediments (silt, sand, gravel and mixed sediment), in order to document colour changes and survival of soft tissues. Thus, our main goal was to monitor colour alteration and superficial modifications on the bone surface (i.e. cracks, as well as disarticulation of small mammal carcasses caused by high temperatures).KEYWORDS:
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 0891-2963
YR 2023
FD 2023-09-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124512
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124512
LA eng
NO Martínez De Los Reyes, Penélope I., et al. «Let’s Play with Fire! Preliminary Results of New Experiments on Animal Bone of Thermo-Alterations». Historical Biology, vol. 37, n.o 8, agosto de 2025, pp. 1949-60. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2023.2258912.
NO Univesidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Banco de Santander
NO LeaT-MNCN-CSIC. Next Generation EU
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 5 oct 2025