Reflections on the Potential for Preservation of Burned Bone Based On the Material from Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes)

• Published in: Palethnologie no. 2
• Main Authors: Rillardon, Maryline, Bracco, Jean-Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2010
• Subjects: burned bones; taphonomy; combustion; Epigravettian

The faunal assemblage from the open-air site of Saint-Antoine at Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes, Epigravettian) has yielded an atypical composition of burned bones (NRT= 23%), being composed mainly of charred compact bones. While in an experimental context a high proportion of charred bones is typical of t...