| 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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| Citation Author: | Brooks, W. E.; Galvez, Mora, C.; Jackson, J. C.; Mcgeehin, J. P.; Hood, D. G. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Coal and cremation at the Tschudi burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru; 2008; Article; Journal; Archaeometry; Brooks, W. E.; Galvez, Mora, C.; Jackson, J. C.; Mcgeehin, J. P.; Hood, D. G. |
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| Text: | Coal and cremation at the Tschudi burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru; 2008; Article; Journal; Archaeometry; Brooks, W. E.; Galvez, Mora, C.; Jackson, J. C.; Mcgeehin, J. P.; Hood, D. G. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00358.x |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00 -0600 |
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