Röekillorna Spring from a taphonomic perspective: Taphonomic analysis of animal bones from the wetland environment of Röekillorna Spring (Löderup parish, Scania)
(2025) ARKM23 20251Historical Osteology
- Abstract
- Taphonomy is the study of how different processes have affected the osteological material, from the death of the animal and forward. The purpose of the analysis is to study how taphonomic processes and fluvial activity affect the preservation of osteological material in a wetland environment, by examining the zooarchaeological material from Röekillorna Spring (Löderup parish, Scania). A quantitative analysis method was used based on the frequency of processes affecting the bones. The most prominent taphonomic markers visible on the bones are anthropogenic factors and abrasions, whereas the least present processes are gnaw marks and recent damage. The preservation of the osteological material varies at the site; best-preserved bones are... (More)
- Taphonomy is the study of how different processes have affected the osteological material, from the death of the animal and forward. The purpose of the analysis is to study how taphonomic processes and fluvial activity affect the preservation of osteological material in a wetland environment, by examining the zooarchaeological material from Röekillorna Spring (Löderup parish, Scania). A quantitative analysis method was used based on the frequency of processes affecting the bones. The most prominent taphonomic markers visible on the bones are anthropogenic factors and abrasions, whereas the least present processes are gnaw marks and recent damage. The preservation of the osteological material varies at the site; best-preserved bones are observed in the spring area and the outflow of the spring. Layers of peat and peat mud provide the best preservation conditions and majority of the bones are found in these layers. Several squares were not analysed; therefore, further studies might provide more insight into the preservation at Röekillorna Spring. (Less)
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- author
- Broman, Linnea LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ARKM23 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Taphonomic processes, Wetland environments, Röekillorna Spring, Zooarchaeology, Osteological material, Preservation, Fluvial activity, Abrasion, Pre-depositional processes, Anthropogenic processes, Natural processes, Weathering, Fragmentation
- language
- English
- id
- 9209138
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-09 14:30:05
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- 2025-09-09 14:30:05
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abstract = {{Taphonomy is the study of how different processes have affected the osteological material, from the death of the animal and forward. The purpose of the analysis is to study how taphonomic processes and fluvial activity affect the preservation of osteological material in a wetland environment, by examining the zooarchaeological material from Röekillorna Spring (Löderup parish, Scania). A quantitative analysis method was used based on the frequency of processes affecting the bones. The most prominent taphonomic markers visible on the bones are anthropogenic factors and abrasions, whereas the least present processes are gnaw marks and recent damage. The preservation of the osteological material varies at the site; best-preserved bones are observed in the spring area and the outflow of the spring. Layers of peat and peat mud provide the best preservation conditions and majority of the bones are found in these layers. Several squares were not analysed; therefore, further studies might provide more insight into the preservation at Röekillorna Spring.}},
author = {{Broman, Linnea}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Röekillorna Spring from a taphonomic perspective: Taphonomic analysis of animal bones from the wetland environment of Röekillorna Spring (Löderup parish, Scania)}},
year = {{2025}},
}