The archaeologists found ancient bones that had undergone excarnation.

excarnation 由前缀 ex-（表示"向外"）和词根 carn（"肉"）加上名词后缀 -ation 组成。字面意思是"去除肉的过程"，指尸体自然腐烂或被动物啃食后只剩下骨骼的状态，考古学上称为"剔肉处理"。