Coal and cremation at the Tschudi burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru
Archaeometry
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Abstract
Analyses of a 20-30 cm thick, completely combusted ash at the 25 ?? 70 m Tschudi burn at Chan Chan, northern Peru??, contain 52-55 wt% SiO2, 180-210 ppm zirconium and are consistent with coal ash. Soil geochemistry across the burn showed elevated calcium and phosphorus content, possible evidence for reported human cremation. A calcined, 5 g, 4.5 cm skull fragment recovered from the burn was confirmed as human by protein radioimmunoassay (pRIA). X-ray diffraction showed that the bone had been heated to 520??C. The burn took place c. ad 1312-1438 based on interpretation of a 14C date on carbonized plant tinder. ?? 2008 University of Oxford.
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Brooks, W.E., Galvez, M.C., Jackson, J., McGeehin, J., Hood, D., 2008, Coal and cremation at the Tschudi burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru: Archaeometry, v. 50, no. 3, p. 495-515, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00358.x.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Coal and cremation at the Tschudi burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru |
| Series title | Archaeometry |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00358.x |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | December 06, 2007 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Archaeometry |
| First page | 495 |
| Last page | 515 |