Late-Medieval Animal Remains in Grave-Like Pits: A Case Study of Rituals in 15th-Century Finland.

DURING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS at the site of Kärsämäki manor garden in Turku, SW Finland, the team found clusters of oblong pits resembling human graves in an area between the manor and a late-medieval village. No human remains were recovered from these pits; instead, some of them contained bone...

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Published in:	Medieval Archaeology Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 432 - 452
Main Authors:	Hukantaival, Sonja, Bläuer, Auli, Helamaa, Maija, Uotila, Kari
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2023
Subjects:	Zooarchaeology Rites & ceremonies Archaeological excavations Archaeological human remains Radiocarbon dating Domestic animals Fifteenth century Grave goods Tombs Finland Turku (Finland)
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