ABSTRACT

This paper uses the writings of early visitors to the field of Waterloo to examine the treatment of the dead following the battle fought on 18 June 1815. It is proposed that these memoirs and journals, along with various artworks, contain information that can assist not only in the explanation of the complexities of body disposal, but also guide us to the location of grave sites on the battlefield. It is further suggested, on the basis of the picture building from recent archaeological investigations, that at least some of the larger graves were exploited for human and animal bone, which in the first half of the nineteenth century served as an important source of phosphate fertilizer.

摘要

本文使用滑铁卢战场的早期游客的著作来研究在 1815 年 6 月 18 日的战斗之后对死者的待遇。建议这些回忆录和期刊以及各种艺术品包含的信息不仅可以帮助在解说尸体处理的复杂性的同时，也引导我们了解战场上墓地的位置。进一步表明，根据最近考古调查的图片构建，至少有一些较大的坟墓被开发用于人类和动物骨头，这些骨头在 19 世纪上半叶是磷肥的重要来源.