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t mortem butchery and processing of human remains is present in the skeletal material recorded and excavated from the archaeolological site the magdalenian period site dates to around 14 700 cal before present and is one of the few british upper palaeolithic archaeological sites to feature human skeletal remains at all it is also the only site in the british isles to feature the presence of directly dated skull cups n 3 as documented in the two images below for location of butchery marks and the skull cups themselves bello et al 2017 1 though gough s cave is not the only magdalenian culture to feature human skull cups as the french sites of le placard and isturitz also have evidence for the post mortem production of skull cups it is unique to feature both the production of skull cups and the evidence for cannibalism together at one site i ve previously wrote a blog entry regarding the osteological and archaeological evidence for post mortem manipulation of the bones but it is worth just briefly going through it again here a selection of the skull elements from at least three individuals found at gough s cave note the processed remains image credit natural history museum the first hint that the skeletal remains were likely butchered was the find location and treatment of the skeletal elements the remains of at least five individuals including children adolescents and adults were co mingled with butchered animal remains the remains showed distinctive evidence for cut marks and chopping but more commonly for slicing and scraping stringer et al 2011 19 in total three skull cups were identified from individuals of differing ages and all butchery marks were identified as ectocranial outside of skull in nature the archaeologists were able to identify the five step method for producing the skull cups as the following the head was detached from the body shortly after death cuts at the base of the skull and cervical vertebrae indicate this the mandible lower jawbone was then removed with evidence of percussion fractures on the teeth of both the mandible and maxilla lower and upper jaws where present the major muscles of the skull were carefully removed along with the soft facial tissues and organs cut marks then indicate scalping took place finally the facial and base of the cranium were carefully struck off and the edges chipped to provide smoother surfaces bello et al 2011 the main locations of reshaping of the human crania from gough s cave image credit figure 8 in bello et al 2011 once created it appears that the skull cups were used as liquid vessels rather than for anything else although the reason for their production remains unknown this function is similar to the fate of lord commander s skull in the game of thrones television series though we cannot know the reasons that drove the individuals who created the gough s cave skull cups in the first place the possibility of funerary ritual could be floated but this would be speculation what is clear is that these skull cups demanded careful preparation and processing to minimise damage the 2011 plos one article by bello et al referenced in the bibliography below is well worth a read for the full archaeological and osteological context medieval wonders wharram percy in more recent research on a skeletal assemblage from the deserted medieval village of wharram percy north yorkshire dating to the 11th to 13th century ad indicate a number of peri mortem and post mortem practices being carried out in distinct phases mays et al 2017 a study on the disarticulated assemblage of human skeletal remains n 10 located within a pit complex at the village has uncovered evidence for peri mortem breakage burning and knife and chop marks the archaeological context of the remains of the individuals indicated that this was a not discrete one off episode but a part of a number of episodes within the residua of more than one event mays et al 2017 a minimum of at least ten individuals are represented by the skeletal material within the study ranging in age from 2 4 years old to 50 years at death the osteological analysis of the nature of the peri mortem and post mortem treatment of the remains indicated that there could have been motivating factors of starvation cannibalism or fear of revenant corpses driving the behaviour the modern view of the deserted medieval village of wharram percy photograph by paul allison courtesy of wikipedia the examination of peri mortem marks largely sharp force marks such as knife marks are largely confined to the upper body along with evidence of long bone peri mortem breakage and low temperature burning of a number of the bodies the image below highlights a number of the knife marks present on rib elements but it was noted that cut marks could be found on various clavicles humeri mandibles vertabrae and crania bases present indicating there was a concentration on the head and neck area in order to separate the head from the vertebral column and inflict injuries upon a severed head meanwhile clavicular and upper rib cuts could be associated with dismemberment of corpses post mortem unlike the cut marks and low temperature burning the evidence for long bone peri mortem breaking involved both the upper and lower limbs to a similar extent although the presence of breaking was limited among the assemblage mays et al 2017 450 the sequence of events from the osteological material and archaeological contexts suggests that the bodily mutilation preceded the burning where both where in evidence mays et al 2011 449 evidence of parallel cut marks on the external surface of one rib fragment a from wharram percy with b showing further cut marks on another rib fragment indicative of peri and post mortem funerary processing image credit mays et al 2011 441 further strontium isotopic analysis of the dental enamel of sixteen molars to test the range for geographic origin via local geology were selected from the medieval cemetery population and the pit complex assemblage the testing revealed that nearly all individuals investigated all had local strontium values only one pit complex individual mandible d had a non local value which may have been from further afield but only just possibly this analysis helped disprove the hypothesis that the pit complex individuals those with the knife marks and evidence for burning etc came from a different geographic region than from the local area as compared to the control population of the cemetery group mays et al 2017 446 in a 2017 university of southampton press release for the article simon mays a human skeletal biologist at historic england known for his bioarchaeological research such as mays 1999 stated that the idea that the wharram percy bones are the remains of corpses burnt and dismembered to stop them walking from their graves seems to fit the evidence best if we are right then this is the first good archaeological evidence we have for this practice it shows us a dark side of medieval beliefs and provides a graphic reminder of how different the medieval view of the world was from our own as the above and the mays et al 2017 research article below make clear there is good evidence within the wharram percy pit complex assemblage for the argument of starvation cannibalism and or for treatment to combat the revenant dead that is in order to stop a corpse from re animating as per traditional mythology and yet there are arguments against both interpretations the fact that there are barely any cut or knife marks below the chest on the osteological material analysed that there is a lack of pot polish from boiling of the remains or the fact that the revenant dead are usually male whereas the wharram percy pit complex individuals include well represented females and non adults instead the investigators are careful with their interpretation and note the likelihood that the assemblage at this location time and evidence point towards revenant activity rather than starvation cannibalism a worthy end so there we have it a very quick tour through the ages to see that although the lord commander mormont suffered an inglorious end as a skull cup he was by no means the only one and he could not come back as a revenant although i picked fault with the method of his skull processing we can see in the osteological and archaeological examples above that there are no set ways to process bodies during the peri and post mortem phases therefore as bioarchaeologists or archaeologists it pays to investigate each avenue of evidence and see where it fits best within our current knowledge base notes 1 okay i admit it i started to write this post a while ago and i never quite finished it or got round to writing out a full draft game of thrones the hbo television series has now finished with the somewhat rushed conclusion to series 8 airing in 2019 as of this blog post i am currently four volumes into the book series on which the television series is based a song of ice and fire by george r r martin it s intriguing so far and i m keen to see how it diverges from the television series 2 the wikipedia page on the war of the roses has a fantastic family tree diagram with the affiliation of the kings families and nobles of the various english civil wars that make up the 15th century conflict it is well worth having a look and then trying to take it in the full page it is not something i am particularly familiar with further information to read my 2011 post on the upper palaeolithic british site of gough s cave somerset which dates to 14 700 cal bp click here this is an incredible archaeological site which features the post mortem processing butchery and probable cannibalism of human bodies including the somewhat enigmatic skull cups watch a wonderful movie on the gough s cave skull cups and learn more about the evidence via the natural history museum website he may be the best knife fighter of gin alley but he sure as hell cannot hold a skull properly watch the skull cup drinking scene that takes place north of the wall at craster s keep courtesy of youtube hbo check out kristina killgrove s who needs an osteologist series hosted on her blog powered by osteons read howard williams s archaeodeath blog which has a range of entries focusing on the way game of thrones use cremation in funerary rites throughout the tv series bibliography bello s m parfitt s a stringer c b 2011 earliest directly dated skull cups plos one 1 12 https doi org 10 1371 journal pone 0017026 open access mays s 1999 the archaeology of human bones glasgow bell bain ltd mays s fryer r pike a w g cooper m j marshall p 2017 a multidisciplinary study of a burnt and mutilated assemblage of human remains from a deserted mediaeval village in england journal of archaeological science https doi org 10 1016 j jasrep 2017 02 023 open access white t folkens p 2005 the human bone manual london elsevier academic press tags bioarchaeology game of thrones game of thrones osteology gough s cave human osteology magdalenian medieval archaeology night s watch revenant skull terminology skull cups upper palaeolithic archaeology war of the roses wharram percy comments 6 comments categories bioarchaeology bone basics deserted medieval village dismemberment game of thrones gough s cave historic england human osteology medieval medieval england osteology skull skull handling skull terminology skull cups taphonomy university of southampton upper palaeolithic wharram percy handy field hint palpate your own skeleton 2 sep my somewhat battered and muddied version of the human bone manual by white folkens 2005 has sadly sat unloved and unused atop of a chest of drawers over the past half year or so instead my focus has been on my current employment situation working for a delightful heritage and natural environment project which also partly explains my absence from this blog for a short while so if you have been a keen reader when i was a more proficient blogger i do apologise as i flicked through the volume i was again reminded why it is the manual for the anatomical identification and siding of human skeletal elements in archaeological anthropological or forensic contexts combining as it does clear and precise descriptions with excellent photographs of each element in a largely 1 1 format it is built for the field but it is also incredibly useful in the lab too fitting snugly in the hand in either situation and quite ready to sit in a rucksack as much as the shelve or in my case atop the chest of draws i ve written previously about this book throughout this blog and it has formed the basis for many of my skeletal series posts as well because it is so damn handy as a reference volume the compact human bone manual by white folkens 2005 provides one of the bedrock identification textbooks for the fields of bioarchaeology forensics and human osteology great for the field and lab alike image credit elsevier academic press i picked up my copy earlier tonight to have a glance through it and also to remind myself of the bony anatomical landmarks of various elements in particular the tibia which had been tickling my brain with the terms for the intercondylar eminence and associated anatomical landmarks it is all too easy to forget the intricacies of the human skeletal if you are not working with material regularly or as in my case are elsewhere distracted on other projects i came across this very useful hint early on in the manual on rereading sections of it in bone identification it pays to remember that the osteologist always has an intact comparative skeleton close at hand even in remote field locations that skeleton is embedded in his or her own body which goes on to give the advice that it is useful to visualize and even palpate feel your own bones through the skin the way in which an isolated skeletal element might plug into your own body white folkens 2005 5 it is an easy point to miss especially if the osteologist wants to compare teeth the only directly exposed to the environment element in the human skeleton in the field as this can be readily done with a willing volunteer or by using your own jaws to visualize and orient said teeth or to compare other skeletal elements against your own body check out the example below for how useful this can be when using it in conjunction with your own osteological knowledge experience and palpation skills in helping to identify and orient fragmented skeletal elements in the field palpating another person s hand to locate and identify the carpal bones in this case the scaphoid and trapizeum tubercles this can be easily down on your own hand image credit musculoskeletal key it may also be a useful and quick rough and ready guide to identifying any expressions of bone affected by palaeopathological disease processes or trauma such as misaligned healed or healing fractures where the bone appears abnormal to the normal element expression of expected angle or 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