Preliminary osteoarchaeological analysis of the disarticulated human skeletal material from Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal

The term ‘disarticulated bone’ refers to skeletal elements that over time become disassociated from their primary context as a result of a variety of factors, including animal activity, erosion and, not least, human behaviour—such as grave-digging. In the case of the disarticulated bone assemblage recovered during the excavation of a medieval church and cemetery at Ballyhanna, Co. Donega…