Burial Data for The Bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina: Life and Death in Greek Sicily, ca. 5th to 3rd c. BCE

This deposit is a data repository for the book entitled The Bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina: Life and Death in Greek Sicily, ca. 5th to 3rd c. BCE by Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver. The deposit contains: (1) a summary of burial data derived from the study sample, (2) additional data tables and images not included in the book, (3) skeleton recording forms (one for each burial in the study sample), (4) DNA reports for tombs 118 and 313

Burial Data from Hacımusalar Höyük (Turkey)

This deposit contains data derived from osteological analyses of human skeletons excavated from the archaeological site of Hacımusalar Höyük (ancient Choma) in Turkey. Analyses were performed by Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver during the 2011, 2012, and 2013 excavation seasons. The deposit contains: (1) a summary of burial data derived from the study sample (2) skeleton recording forms (one for each burial analyzed)

Recording form for a Romano-British cremation burial found at 43 Broadway 16-18.53 in Lincoln, UK

This recording form contains the osteological data associated with a Romano-British cremation burial found at 43 Broadway 16-18.53 (Lincoln, UK), ca. late second to mid-third century CE

Appendices for “Greater in Death: The Transformative Effect of Convivial Iconography on Roman Cineraria.”

Appendices to accompany a book chapter: Sulosky Weaver, C. L. “Greater in Death: The Transformative Effect of Convivial Iconography on Roman Cineraria.” In The Ancient Art of Transformation, edited by R.M. Gondek and E.M. Molacek. Oxford: Oxbow Books. Appendix I is a catalogue of funerary banquet scenes on Roman marble cineraria, and Appendix II is a catalogue of inscriptions found on the objects listed in Appendix I

Recording Form for Human Skeletal Remains from the North Stoa in the Agora (Morgantina, Sicily)

This recording form contains the osteological data associated with a human burial from the North Stoa of the Agora in Morgantina, Sicily

Pars pro toto and personhood in Roman cremation ritual: new bioarchaeological evidence for the rite of os resectum

Os resectum, or ‘cut bone,’ is an obscure Roman funerary rite known primarily from literary sources. To date, archaeological examples have been recovered from Rome, Ostia, Herculaneum, and Pithekoussai, but none have been positively identified in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. This paper presents bioarchaeological evidence concerning an unusual pattern of preservation for the bones of a single finger in a burial from a late second to mid-third century A.D. cemetery in the Roman colony of Lincoln, England. It explores the implications of this evidence for the identification and performance of os resectum, and for understanding rites of passage surrounding Roman death. As well as revealing the value of integrating scientific and theoretical perspectives in the investigation of questions surrounding ritual behavior, it is argued that os resectum provides evidence to support the presence of a widespread concept of somatic partibility at the heart of Roman forms of personhood

A Report on Romano-British Cremated Remains from Lincolnshire [October 2006]

This report provides an osteological evaluation of 14 Romano-British cremation burials from Lincolnshire. The evaluation consists of a summary of the completeness, demography, state of health, crematory attributes and burial attributes of the assemblage, followed by a statement regarding the material’s potential for further analysis

A Report on Romano-British Cremated Remains from Doncaster [May 2007].

This report provides an osteological evaluation of 14 Romano-British cremation burials from Doncaster. The evaluation consists of a summary of the completeness, demography, state of health, crematory attributes and burial attributes of the assemblage, followed by a statement regarding the material’s potential for further analysis

A Report on Romano-British Cremated Remains from Manton [May 2007]

This report provides an osteological evaluation of 7 Romano-British cremation burials from Manton in North Lincolnshire. The evaluation consists of a summary of the completeness, demography, state of health, crematory attributes and burial attributes of the assemblage, followed by a statement regarding the material’s potential for further analysis

A Report on Romano-British Cremated Remains from York [October 2006]

This report provides an osteological evaluation of 34 Romano- British cremation burials from York. The evaluation consists of a summary of the completeness, demography, state of health, crematory attributes and burial attributes of the assemblage, followed by a statement regarding the material’s potential for further analysis