Microarchaeology of a collective burial: cova des Pas (Minorca) |
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Authors: | Dan Cabanes Rosa Maria Albert |
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Affiliation: | 1. GEPEG, Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science, Dept. of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel;2. GEPEG, Dept. of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Barcelona, c/ Montealegre 6-8, 08001 Barcelona, Spain |
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Abstract: | FTIR and phytolith analyses have been used to understand the exceptional preservation of the organic remains at the burial cave of Cova des Pas (Minorca), and to obtain high-resolution data of the plant remains present in the sediments. The presence of sodium nitrate and gypsum suggests a relatively dry environment that has enabled the preservation of the organic material, and contributed to the natural mummification. The dry conditions also favored phytolith preservation. Grass inflorescence phytoliths are abundant all over the site suggesting that phytolith accumulations might have an anthropogenic origin and are related to the burial ritual. |
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Keywords: | Phytoliths FTIR Burial cave Minorca |
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