<font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have just looked at a group of cremations
from the entrance graves on the Isles of Scilly for a RC dating project
(probably Bronze Age - but no dates) and we found a number of small sheep
tibia gouges/pins. These were from tiny individuals, a number had
the distal end intact with the shaft worked to an open point. The artefacts
were calcined. They accompanied four cremations in one tomb with a number
more recorded from another (the majority of tomb contents from the isles
are unfortunately lost). Does anyone know of parallels? </font><font size=3><br>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
One individual was accompanied by faience and glass beads. The burning
of the pins/gouges suggests they were burnt with the individuals, however
they were much less fragmented than the human bone? Were they treated differently?
Were they dress pins? </font><font size=3><br>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Any sheep/human cremation parallels from prehistory welcome. </font><font size=3>
<br>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Best wishes</font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Small pic of one pin/gouge on facebook page - </font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=260206660697897&set=pu.253287838056446&type=1&theater"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=260206660697897&set=pu.253287838056446&type=1&theater</u></font></a><font size=3><br>
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Jacqui Mulville (PhD),<br>
Cardiff Osteoarchaeological Research Group <br>
</font><a href=www.facebook.com/CORGROUP><font size=2 face="sans-serif">www.facebook.com/CORGROUP</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
<br>
On research leave Sept 2011 to Sept 2012<br>
<br>
<br>
School of History, Archaeology and Religion,<br>
Cardiff University, Humanities Building, Colum Drive, CARDIFF, CF10 3EU<br>
</font><a href="http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/contactsandpeople/academicstaff/K-O/mulville-jacqui-dr-overview_new.html"><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/contactsandpeople/academicstaff/K-O/mulville-jacqui-dr-overview_new.html</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
<br>
Tel: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4247<br>
Fax: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4929<br>
</font>