Burnt bone assemblages from El Esquilleu cave (Cantabria, Northern Spain): deliberate use for fuel or systematic disposal of organic waste?

► Suggested use of bones as fuel according to previous research in Western Europe. ► Testing of the feasibility of Capra bones as fuel through experimentation. ► Detailed taphonomic information of the significance of burnt bones. ► Charcoal floristic information matches Western European pollen records. ► The presence of burnt bone and its possible relation is related to organic waste disposal activities.