Found beneath a building in the town of Alkmaar, the animal bones had been used to fill in gaps between crumbling pieces of tile

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Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Bones

During archaeological investigations in the Netherlands, a centuries-old floor made of animal bones was discovered.  The find came to light in the midst of an ongoing renovation project of a building in Achterdam, a district in Alkmaar, which is a city located in the North Holland province. When archaeologists came across an old, worn, tiled floor, they noticed that some sections had been replaced with bones.  They were metacarpal and metatarsal…

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World, Dec 23, 2024 (ATB Digital).- A team of archaeologists has discovered a kind of tile floor covered with bones during excavations in Achterdam, the ‘red neighborhood’ in the centre of the Dutch city of Alkmaar. All bones are metacarpal and metatarsian of cattle. Meticulously cut into identical pieces and arranged according to a pattern, presumably used to fill the empty spaces in a part of the soil, reads a statement from the Municipality o…

Mundo, 23 de dic 2024 (ATB Digital).- Un equipo de arqueólogos ha descubierto una especie de piso de baldosas revestido de huesos durante las excavaciones que se realizan en Achterdam, el ‘barrio rojo’ en el centro de la ciudad neerlandesa de Alkmaar. Todos los huesos son metacarpianos y metatarsianos de ganado bovino. Recortados meticulosamente en piezas idénticas y dispuestas siguiendo un patrón, presumiblemente se utilizaron para llenar los e…

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In the heart of the historic city of Alkmaar, in Holland, a team of archaeologists has discovered a medieval floor made with animal bones. The metacarpals and metatarsals of cattle, carefully cut and set vertically, reveal an unexpected use of materials. But the question remains: what was the purpose of this choice? Experts explore historical mysteries and artistic hypotheses. The riddle of the medieval floor The use of these bones, carefully cu…

Nel cuore della città storica di Alkmaar, in Olanda, un team di archeologi ha scoperto un pavimento medievale realizzato con ossa animali. Le metacarpali e metatarsali di bovini, accuratamente tagliate e incastonate verticalmente, rivelano un uso inaspettato dei materiali. Ma la domanda resta: qual era lo scopo di questa scelta? Gli esperti indagano tra misteri storici e ipotesi artistiche. L’enigma del pavimento medievale L’uso di queste ossa, …

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A medieval floor made of bones discovered

Archaeologists in the city of Alkmaar delighted with the find. Craftsmen were supposed to fill the cracks in this way in the 15th century.

Arheologi v mestu Alkmaar navdušeni nad najdbo. Obrtniki naj bi v 15. stoletju na tak način zapolnili razpoke.

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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During archaeological research and renovation of a building on Achterdam in the center of Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, municipal archaeologists discovered remains of an old tiled floor made from animal bones. This discovery is considered very rare and unique to North Holland. Alkmaar. Credit: S.Möller - Public Domain Historically, these […]

Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Bones

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