Numerous and tall: a revision of the Late Neolithic human remains found in a collective burial site at Sclaigneaux (Prov. Namur), Belgium

The aim of this research was to study the human remains excavated in 1872 from a cave located in Sclaigneaux (Prov. Namur). The 14C-dating of a human tibia gives 4155 ± 35 BP and makes the collective burial going back to the Late Neolithic period. The minimum number of individuals is 58 (45 adults and 13 children). Both the children and the adults were buried in the cave, whatever their gender and their age. Compared to other Neolithic samples from the Meuse Basin, Sclaigneaux individuals were amongst the tallest. They also displayed a good state of health.