Bones

 For the bones acquired in Soul Wars, see Bones (Soul Wars).

Bones are the remains of the dead, which are used in the Prayer skill. They are dropped by almost all monsters around RuneScape. Bones give 4.5 Prayer experience when buried, and due to a recent update to the dungeoneering skill, using any found bones in Daemonheim on a prayer altar in a dungeon will yield 4 times the amount of prayer experience as when you bury the bones. Which means 18 prayer experience when you use the bones with an altar in a Daemonheim dungeon as to the normal 4.5 prayer experience yielded from burying the bones. This is also true with bat bones in Daemonheim, but strangely not with big bones. You can find bones at the gravestones of people who have died. Players may also use the spell Bones to Bananas or the spell Bones to Peaches to turn bones to edible bananas or peaches.

Bones areas
Areas with enemies that spawn quickly after death, such as the goblin area and the Lumbridge Catacombs in Lumbridge, are great places to collect bones easily without much hassle. This gives players the chance to level up their prayer fast. Another area where bones can be easily found and collected is outside Lumbridge Castle, in Edgeville Dungeon at the hill giants, in the Yak field in Neitiznot, and the Chaos Temple on PVP worlds.

Although many players do not bury bones, and instead leave them on the ground, it is recommended that players do bury the bones a monster drops, as they will get some experience in the Prayer skill.

Players can sometimes receive Bones as a reward from the Soul Wars activity, by selecting the Gamble option, which may award a player up to 290 bones. Some Low Level players will often collect bones and store them in the bank, and then sell the bones at the grand exchange. Players often make money by doing this method.

Training
A recommended place to collect Bones without having to kill monsters is the Chaos Temple.

Other good areas include the chicken coop and cow field in near Lumbridge, the chicken coop near the cabbage patch near Draynor, in crowded areas like the Al-Kharid, and the Stronghold of Security. Also, the yak field of Neitiznot is usually strewn with bones, among the yak's other drops. The chicken coops are especially good for making money, as most chickens drop feathers as well as bones, which stack and sell for roughly 15gp on the Grand Exchange.

Another good method would be training Hunter. All Birds and Kebbits drop Bones, therefore training 2 skills at a time. While waiting for the traps in Feldip Hills, a player can also take a hatchet for the local Achey trees, make a fire and cook the meat to train Woodcutting, Firemaking, Hunter, Prayer, and Cooking, therefore gaining experience in 5 skills at once.

Trading
Trading for bones is not recommended, (although when sold in groups of 24 at the Grand Exchange, they can sell for about 0 coins) as bones are extremely common and can be found at almost every location - players can either find them on the ground (left behind by players who have killed creatures and did not bother to pick up the bones), or they can kill NPCs and collect the bones.

Unlike the prices of many other raw materials, bones have steadily increased in price on the Grand Exchange: starting at 26 coins and currently at. This is most likely due to the discrepancy in price and experience between bones and big bones, with big bones priced at coins each while yielding only three times the Prayer experience.

Trivia

 * In RuneScape Classic the examine text for bones is "Ew, it's a pile of bones." This still applies to Big Bones.
 * During the activity Soul Wars there is no drop option for bones, but a destroy one. If you press destroy then it will say you can get more from killing opposing team members.
 * From level 1 to level 99, a player would have to bury 2,896,541 bones and at coins per bone that comes to a staggering 0 coins.
 * Bones are one of the items that are dropped 100% of the time from most monsters.
 * Surprisingly, rats in the Stronghold of Security drop bones, while rats everywhere else in RuneScape do not. It is unknown if Jagex meant for this to happen or if this is a mistake.
 * Bones can be buried even when not over proper ground. For example, they can be buried when standing on a dock.
 * There is a glitch that you could bury bones while running and keep running
 * If timed correctly, three sets of bones can be buried during one animation, yielding 13.5 Prayer XP per burial.