Editing Pyre (section)

== Materials ==
Pyres are crafted using wood.<ref name="Times" /> The composition of a pyre may be determined through use of charcoal analysis. [[Charcoal]] analysis helps to predict composition of the fuel and local forestry of the charcoal being studied.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=O'Donnell|first=Lorna|year=2016|title=The power of the pyre - A holistic study of cremation focusing on charcoal remains|journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|volume=65|pages=161–171|doi=10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.009|bibcode=2016JArSc..65..161O }}</ref>

=== Ireland ===

Specifically, in the [[Bronze Age]], pyre materials were gathered based on local abundance and ease of access to the wood although materials were also selected due to the specific properties, potential traditional purpose, or due to economical reasons. In Templenoe, pyres typically consisted of oak and fruit wood compositions.<ref name=":0" />

=== Poland ===

From analyzing three [[necropolis]]es, in Kokotów, Pawłowice and Korytnica, it seems that [[Poland|Polish]]{{when|date=December 2017}} pyres consisted of primarily Scots pine, birch, and oak trees, as pines, birch, and oak were dense in local woodlands.  All parts of the tree were used including the trunk, branches, twigs, and even pine cones.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Moskal-del Hoyo|first=Magdalena|year=2012|title=The use of wood in funerary pyres: random gathering or special selection of species? Case study of three necropolises from Poland|journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|volume=39|issue=11|pages=3386–3395|doi=10.1016/j.jas.2012.05.011|bibcode=2012JArSc..39.3386M }}</ref>

During World War II, pyres were used in German death camps on Polish territory, such as [[Treblinka extermination camp|Treblinka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishgen.org/ForgottenCamps/Camps/TreblinkaEng.html|title=Treblinka Extermination Camp (Poland)|website=www.jewishgen.org|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>

=== Pyre remains in Britain ===
Worked antler and bone objects, along with [[flint]] and [[flake tool]]s, and copper-alloys are most commonly found in pyre cremation remains. The [[List of copper alloys|copper-alloys]] leave a blue-green stain and are typically fused to the ribs, arms, and other areas where jewelry is commonly worn.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mckinley|first=Jacqueline|year=1994|title=A pyre and grave goods in British cremation burials; have we missed something?|journal=Antiquity|volume=68|issue=258|pages=132–134|doi=10.1017/S0003598X00046275|s2cid=161202654 }}</ref>

==== Analysis of bone fragment size ====
A study was done on the bone fragments of cremations to show that not only will movement of the bone fragments cause breakage but also environmental factors play a part. After studying cremation remains in [[urn]]s that had been tightly sealed and had no evidence of environmental disturbance it was found that on average bigger bone fragment sizes were observed meaning less bone breakage had occurred. It was concluded that if cremated bone is placed in an urn before burial the original bone fragment size will be preserved. This study was intended to explain that more cautionary measures should be taken during and after any cremation occurs and to educate those who are studying cremated bone that the size of the fragments will be smaller than there were right after cremation.<ref name="Bone Fragment Size">{{cite journal|last1=Mckinley|first1=Jacqueline I.|title=Bone Fragment Size in British Cremation Burials and its Implications for Pyre Technology and Ritual|journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|date=1994|volume=21|issue=3|pages=339–342|doi=10.1006/jasc.1994.1033|bibcode=1994JArSc..21..339M }}</ref>