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Introduction
Cremation burial rites are one of the most important topics undertaken by researchers of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. The most frequently observed type of graves at that time are urn graves, in which vessels containing cremated human remains are identified. Inside prehistoric urns, one can find not only human bones but also animal bones, artefacts made of various materials, and stratigraphic systems and disturbances thereof. They can, therefore, be considered to have a form of a micro-site, which is subject to excavations on a micro-scale. While the application of non-invasive methods nowadays is a standard practice for archaeological fieldwork, non-destructive visualization of the fill of excavated urns is rare, although we have an effective ‘prospecting’ tool in the form of computed tomography (CT). CT helps to image and identify the nature of the urn fill...
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