Current Approaches to Collective Burials in the Late European Prehistory: Procedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1-7 Septembre 2014, Burgos, Spain), 1-10., 2017
"This paper presents the results of the bioarchaeological analysis of La Pijotilla Tomb 3, which ... more "This paper presents the results of the bioarchaeological analysis of La Pijotilla Tomb 3, which combines the application of standard methods in osteology and paleopathological analysis with the study of the funerary context. La Pijotilla is one of the most extensive Copper Age (c. 3200-2200 cal BC) settlements in Iberia, presenting a funerary complex with one of the largest human bone deposits available for the period, of which Tomb 3 is a prime example. The human bone collection from Tomb 3 at La Pijotilla was commingled and highly fragmented, in spite of which each bone fragment and tooth was classified. The resulting MNI was 178 individuals, based on the analysis of 283,329 human bone and tooth fragments. An equal distribution of adult individuals by sex was identified, and most of the bone and tooth fragments corresponded to adult individuals, with little representation of subadults. The non-metric traits present suggested similarities with other prehistoric populations of the Spanish south-west. Most of the pathologies were related to joint and dental diseases, such as calculus and linear enamel hypoplasia."
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osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of
these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in
the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin, and
use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
etnicamente diferenciadas. As narrativas sobre os povos indígenas vêm à discussão na tentativa
de “fazer ouvir” os povos que, hoje, se veem acusados tanto pela mídia e como por organizações
(ditas) pró-vida. Portanto, usando da literatura clássica estuda-se o patrimônio de práticas
rituais que, para além de conferirem dignidade aos mortos, indicam de forma peremptória que a
vida é o bem maior entre os povos indígenas.
osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of
these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in
the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin, and
use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
etnicamente diferenciadas. As narrativas sobre os povos indígenas vêm à discussão na tentativa
de “fazer ouvir” os povos que, hoje, se veem acusados tanto pela mídia e como por organizações
(ditas) pró-vida. Portanto, usando da literatura clássica estuda-se o patrimônio de práticas
rituais que, para além de conferirem dignidade aos mortos, indicam de forma peremptória que a
vida é o bem maior entre os povos indígenas.