Keziah Warburton

This research focuses on Neolithic human cave burials from the North of England, exploring the taphonomy of commingled, dispersed, and disarticulated remains. Taphonomic modifications form the core focus of the methodology, mapped into a Geographical Information System (GIS) in order to explore changes at a multi-scaler level. Stratigraphic data will used to explore whether burial practices can be discerned and whether there is a uniform pattern of taphonomy, consistent with geological processes. Two sites, Heaning Wood and Cave Ha 3, form the main focus of the thesis, with a third assemblage from Yorkshire providing comparative material.

Research interest and additional experience spans cave burials from Cumbria, Yorkshire and Wales, collaboration with cave research in Ireland, and part-time research associate on Medieval single inhumations.