110814 20230914083348.0 doi 10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103362 sideral 127511 ART-2022-127511 eng Martín Ramos, Pablo Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2713-2786 Physico-chemical characterization of remains from a Bronze Age ochre-burial in Biniadris Cave (Menorca, Spain) 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Red ochre pigments have been used since ancient times by many different civilisations on different continents. In the paper presented herein, ten manufactured artefacts and biological materials stained with a red pigment found in the Bronze Age burial site of Biniadris Cave (Menorca, Spain) have been characterised throught X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Raman and infrared spectroscopy techniques, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The surface analysis of the bones, hairs and ornaments allowed the chemical composition of the pigment used in the funeral practices and rituals to be unequivocally established as hematite-rich ochre. The finding of a gypsum preparation layer on a sample, below the ochre layer, suggests that it could have been used as a primer before sprinkling with hematite ochre. Given the excellent degree of conservation and the worth of this archaeological record for the study of the symbolic practices in the island of Menorca, these results call for further analyses on a larger set of archaeological artefacts to gain insight into the funeral practices conducted in this cave. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 0.739 2022 Archeology 2022 Q1 History 2022 Q1 Archeology (arts and humanities) 2022 Q1 3.0 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Gil, Francisco P.S.C. Martín Gil, Jesús 5011 500 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Area Ingeniería Agroforestal 42 (2022), 103362 [7 pp.] J. archaeol. sci. rep. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS 2352-409X 8557047 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110814/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2618625 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110814/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:110814 articulos driver 2023-09-13-11:29:25 ARTICLE