Although there has been extensive experimental research on the thermal modification of bone, the results have rarely been applied to complex legacy funerary assemblages. The human skeletal remains from an Early Bronze Age IA tomb at Jericho were analysed to assess the utility of macroscopic taphonomic approaches both to interpreting intentionality in complex funerary practices involving the burning of human bones, and in understanding legacy assemblages that often lack the depth of contextual information available for their modern counterparts. These analyses generated valuable evidence for the interpretation of complex funerary practices in legacy assemblages, including the state of remains prior to burning, the approximate intensity of thermal modification and the deposition practice. This investigation highlights the value of non-destructive macroscopic taphonomic analysis as the foundation in the investigation of burning in complex legacy assemblages.

尽管对骨骼的热改性进行了广泛的实验研究，但结果很少应用于复杂的遗留丧葬组合。对杰里科早期青铜时代 IA 墓中的人类骨骼遗骸进行了分析，以评估宏观埋葬学方法在解释涉及燃烧人骨的复杂丧葬实践中的意向性，以及在理解通常缺乏上下文深度的遗产组合方面的效用。可供现代同行使用的信息。这些分析为解释遗产组合中复杂的丧葬实践提供了宝贵的证据，包括燃烧前遗骸的状态、热改性的大致强度和沉积实践。