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Link: Fuel for the fires? Burnt bone analysis at the Ness of Brodgar

An update from UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Jackson Clark on his research into the burnt animal bone from Structure Eight at the Ness of Brodgar.
2024: Jackson Clark excavating an animal bone deposit at the Ness of Brodgar. (📷 Jo Bourne)
2024: Jackson Clark excavating an animal bone deposit at the Ness of Brodgar. (📷 Jo Bourne)

An update from UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Jackson Clark on his research into the burnt animal bone from Structure Eight at the Ness of Brodgar.

Experimentally burnt bone showing carbonised (in black) and calcined (white near bottom) on a continuous spectrum (i.e. the fire was hotter closer to fuel and therefore bone calcined, while black bits were more removed from highest temperatures). (📷 Jackson Clark)
Experimentally burnt bone showing carbonised (in black) and calcined (white near bottom) on a continuous spectrum (i.e. the fire was hotter closer to fuel and therefore bone calcined, while black bits were more removed from highest temperatures). (📷 Jackson Clark)

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