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Research paper thumbnail of Comparación de los efectos tafonómicos observados en dos estructuras funerarias de espacio vacío

Revista Española de Medicina Legal, Jul 1, 2016

Resumen Introduccion La tafonomia ayuda a entender las cuestiones relacionadas con las modificaci... more Resumen Introduccion La tafonomia ayuda a entender las cuestiones relacionadas con las modificaciones post mortem de los restos cadavericos en los campos de la paleontologia, la arqueologia y la antropologia forense. Por ello, el objetivo principal del proyecto experimental Taphos-m es generar un corpus en tafonomia que permita comprender que agentes y procesos tafonomicos son los responsables de los efectos observados en diferentes contextos. Material y metodos Pasados 3 anos y medio desde su inhumacion, se ha valorado el estado cadaverico de 2 cuerpos de Sus scrofa domestica enterrados en 2 estructuras vacias de caracteristicas constructivas distintas, asi como la distribucion espacial que presentaban los elementos anatomicos. En caso de esqueletizacion, tambien se describe el estado de la superficie cortical de los huesos y la eventual fragmentacion osea. Tambien se han llevado a cabo analiticas complementarias, como analisis histologico y patologico. Resultados Los restos del animal enterrado en la tumba de piedra se encontraron en estado desecado, mientras que los restos inhumados en la tumba de tejas planas estaban practicamente esqueletizados. Se observaron diferencias en el analisis de los efectos tafonomicos, sobre todo en relacion con la distribucion espacial de los elementos anatomicos, vinculados con la presencia de sedimento y el estado cadaverico. La lesion que presentaba uno de los animales en la extremidad trasera podria influir en el mantenimiento de la articulacion anatomica. Conclusiones Los datos meteorologicos del momento de la inhumacion y las caracteristicas de la tumba son variables que determinan la evolucion y el estado cadaverico de los restos, pero no son las unicas, ya que las lesiones pueden suponer diferencias en la distribucion espacial de los restos oseos y articulaciones anatomicas.

Research paper thumbnail of Taphos-m, a Taphonomical Research using Sus scrofa domestica Model in an Experimental Facility

Archaeological and environmental forensic science, Jul 16, 2017

Taphos-m is an experimental archaeology and anthropology project, created in 2011, with the objec... more Taphos-m is an experimental archaeology and anthropology project, created in 2011, with the objective of knowing what taphonomic agents and processes could be responsible for the observable effects in the field. The first stage of the project consisted of the burial of 26 domestic pig carcases under different environmental conditions and burial types; the antemortem information about the animals was also compiled. This paper presents the preliminary results obtained during the first three years since the last burial took place. The evolution of the funerary structures was evaluated and four bodies were exhumed. The antemortem data and the information obtained from these four exhumations, have helped in understanding of the cadaveric state of the bodies and the anatomical disassociation of bones buried in different types of funerary structures. The preservation and condition of the cortical surface of the bones and the presence or absence of fragmentation were described too. The results presented here allow an understanding of the evolution of the characteristics of the facility and the differences among the pig remains. Opening all funerary structures is considered necessary in order to obtain further conclusions.

Research paper thumbnail of Intervenció en una fossa de la guerra civil al Paratge del Mas del Puig - Puigdessalit (Torelló, Osona)

Research paper thumbnail of The taphonomic effects comparison in two empty space burial structures

Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine, Jul 1, 2016

Introduction: Taphonomy helps to understand the issues related to changes of the cadaveric remain... more Introduction: Taphonomy helps to understand the issues related to changes of the cadaveric remains in the frame of palaeontology and archaeology as well as in the frame of forensic anthropology. The first objective of the experimental project Taphos-m was to generate a corpus of information on taphonomy to know what taphonomic agents and process could be responsible for the observable effects in field. Materials and methods: The cadaveric state of Sus scrofa domestica remains and the spatial distribution of the anatomical elements has been described. In the case of skeletonisation, the state of the cortical surface and fragmentation of the bones was evaluated too. Also the pathological and histological analysis has been observed. Results: The animal remains buried in the stone tomb were in dried state, while the remains buried in the tile tomb were skeletonised. There were differences in the observable taphonomic effects, particularly in the spatial distribution of the anatomical elements. The lesion in the leg of one animal could be responsible of the maintenance of anatomic articulation. Conclusions: Meteorological data during inhumation and the tomb characteristics are variables that determine the evolution and condition of the remains, but they are not the only ones: the pathological lesions may involve differences in the spatial distribution of the bones and anatomical articulations.

Research paper thumbnail of Un maquis fallecido bajo custodia policial en 1948

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 1103, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of La serra de Riés, la batalla al descobert

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 764, 2019

Autors: Malgosa,A.; Armentano Oller, N.; Arnabat i Mata, R.; Ble Gimeno, E.; Esteve, X.; Galtés V... more Autors: Malgosa,A.; Armentano Oller, N.; Arnabat i Mata, R.; Ble Gimeno, E.; Esteve, X.; Galtés Vicente, I.; Gassiot Ballbè, E.; López, X.; Nociarová, D.; Noguera, J. (UB); Quesada,M.; Rodríguez, R.; Solé i Barjau, Q. (UB); Valdés, P.

Research paper thumbnail of Exhumación de los restos de un oficial del ejército republicano en Mas del Puig (Torelló, Osona, Catalunya)

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 698, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Estudi antropològic i genètic de les restes

Research paper thumbnail of Estudi de les restes antropològiques medievals de Santa Maria d’Alcarràs (Segrià) Evidències per a la investigació sobre un eventual context bèl·lic

Research paper thumbnail of Taphonomy of experimental burials in Taphos-m: The role of fungi

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología, 2021

BACKGROUND The fungi present in the decaying remains enable a better understanding of the process... more BACKGROUND The fungi present in the decaying remains enable a better understanding of the processes of decomposition after death. There are not many studies about fungi on decaying bodies and it is not known which fungal sampling methods are effective. AIMS The main objective of this study was to find the best method for sampling fungi in carcasses, prove the effectiveness of this method and identify the fungal colonies in animal carcasses from experimental burials. METHODS Samples from 13 carcasses of Sus scrofa domestica, from the experimental project Taphos-m, were taken with different materials: spatula, sterile swabs and RODAC contact plates. RESULTS RODAC contact plates with the RBA culture medium showed higher proliferation of fungal colonies. Thirty genera of fungi were isolated from different substrates (bone, tissue, lime). Most of the fungi genera or groups identified have been described before in the literature, but the substrates they came from were different in some cases. CONCLUSIONS Sampling with RODAC contact plates was found to be the most effective method, as it provides a nutritional culture medium that may allow growth since the moment of sampling. Fungi colonies grew better in RBA culture medium because bacterial growth is inhibited. Most of the observed fungi are related to the environment but some others have been found related to decomposing bodies for the first time.

Research paper thumbnail of L’accouchement tragique de Lucy ? À propos de la mortalité maternofœtale de la préhistoire à l’époque médiévale

Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie , 2020

HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific re... more HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial| 4.0 International License

Research paper thumbnail of Joint disassociation pattern from a taphonomical and anthropological point of view

Historical Biology, Jul 7, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Sex selection in late Iberian infant burials: Integrating evidence from morphological and genetic data

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, Jan 16, 2018

The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to... more The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to a possible case of sex selection. The study included the remains of 11 infant individuals buried under the 10 houses excavated in the late Iberian village of Camp de les Lloses (Tona, Barcelona, Spain). Sex was determined using genetic analysis. Our results showed that almost all the burials were females. However, the age interval of death was wide enough to weaken the premise of infanticide, and the burials probably represent cases of natural death. Infanticide in its different forms has long been argued as an explanation for the infant remains found throughout various burial sites. Many authors thought that infanticide, mainly femicide, was the main method of population control in ancient times. However, there is no anthropological evidence (age distribution and sex analyzed genetically) to support the intentional killing of females in this or in other cases. We hypothesized that ther...

Research paper thumbnail of Signo de Pedro Pons en antropología forense Pedro Pons’ sign in forensic anthropology

Cuadernos De Medicina Forense, 2013

Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerr... more Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939) en Seròs (Lleida, España). El estudio antropológico evidenció la presencia de lesiones perimortales por proyectil de arma de fuego a nivel craneal como causa de muerte. El estudio del resto del esqueleto destacó una lesión a nivel de la columna vertebral. Macroscópica y radiológicamentese observó un foco destructivo en el borde antero-superior de la quinta vértebra lumbar que se corresponde con el clásico signo de Pedro Pons, compatible con una espondilitis brucelar. No se apreció afectación a nivel sacroilíaco. La presencia del signo de Pedro Pons indica que este individuo padecía brucelosis desde, como mínimo, tres semanas antes de su muerte.

Research paper thumbnail of Where do those remains come from?

Forensic science international, Jan 14, 2014

Part of the study of skeletal remains or corpses in advance decay located in the field involves d... more Part of the study of skeletal remains or corpses in advance decay located in the field involves determining their origin. They may be the result of criminal activity, accident, unearthed because of erosion, or they may also have originated from a cemetery. The discovery site, condition of the remains, and the associated artifacts, are factors that could be helpful for the forensic anthropologist to identify the origin of the remains. In order to contribute to this recognition, an analysis was made of the exhumations of 168 unclaimed human remains from the cemetery of Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain). This investigation presents a description of artifacts and conditions of remains that could indicate that the human remains may have originated from a cemetery.

Research paper thumbnail of Exhumaciones de los restos humanos no reclamados como modelo tafonómico

ABSTRACT El hallazgo de restos esqueléticos o en avanzado estado de descomposición implica la res... more ABSTRACT El hallazgo de restos esqueléticos o en avanzado estado de descomposición implica la resolución de cuestiones fundamentales como su procedencia, el intervalo posmortal y la determinación de los efectos tafonómicos observados. Este trabajo presenta un proyecto innovador en el campo de la tafonomía forense en España que utiliza restos cementeriales como modelo de estudio.

Research paper thumbnail of TAPHOS-m. Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica Model

Revista Signos

Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica model T... more Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica model TAPHOS-m TAPHOS-m es el nombre de la investiga-ción científica que están llevando a cabo en las afueras de Sant Martí de Maldà (Urgell, Lérida) investigadores de la Universidad Au-tónoma de Barcelona, el Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs, la empresa Antropòlegs. LAB, y el Grup de Recerques de les Terres de Ponent. Se trata de un proyecto de antropología y arqueología experimental pionero en España que pretende estudiar los efectos que tiene la estructura funeraria sobre la descomposi-ción de un cuerpo. El objetivo principal del proyecto es anali-zar las diferencias esqueléticas que presen-tan los cuerpos según el tipo de estructura funeraria en la que han sido inhumados. La investigación pretende realizar aportaciones teóricas y metodológicas generales capaces de reconstruir la historia y evolución seguida por los restos inhumados con unas caracte-rísticas y contexto determinados. Es un es...

Research paper thumbnail of Primer cas de trepanació Prehistòrica al Penedès

The term trephination comes from Greek word trepanoun that means “to pierce”. Trephination is the... more The term trephination comes from Greek word trepanoun that means “to pierce”. Trephination is the deliberate practice of making a hole on the skull. The oldest trephination identified in Europe date from the Neolithic period. In Catalonia, twenty of these practices have been documented, coming most of them from Bronze Age sites. Trephination was also practiced by pre-Columbian cultures and is still carried out by some African and Polynesian cultures. Nowadays, in the Western World trepanning is used as part of a neurological surgical intervention.

Research paper thumbnail of Habilitación de una ciudad en sucesos con múltiples víctimas

Revista Española de Medicina Legal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Signo de Pedro Pons en antropología forense

Cuadernos de Medicina Forense, 2012

Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerr... more Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939) en Seròs (Lleida, España). El estudio antropológico evidenció la presencia de lesiones perimortales por proyectil de arma de fuego a nivel craneal como causa de muerte. El estudio del resto del esqueleto destacó una lesión a nivel de la columna vertebral. Macroscópica y radiológicamentese observó un foco destructivo en el borde antero-superior de la quinta vértebra lumbar que se corresponde con el clásico signo de Pedro Pons, compatible con una espondilitis brucelar. No se apreció afectación a nivel sacroilíaco. La presencia del signo de Pedro Pons indica que este individuo padecía brucelosis desde, como mínimo, tres semanas antes de su muerte.

Research paper thumbnail of Comparación de los efectos tafonómicos observados en dos estructuras funerarias de espacio vacío

Revista Española de Medicina Legal, Jul 1, 2016

Resumen Introduccion La tafonomia ayuda a entender las cuestiones relacionadas con las modificaci... more Resumen Introduccion La tafonomia ayuda a entender las cuestiones relacionadas con las modificaciones post mortem de los restos cadavericos en los campos de la paleontologia, la arqueologia y la antropologia forense. Por ello, el objetivo principal del proyecto experimental Taphos-m es generar un corpus en tafonomia que permita comprender que agentes y procesos tafonomicos son los responsables de los efectos observados en diferentes contextos. Material y metodos Pasados 3 anos y medio desde su inhumacion, se ha valorado el estado cadaverico de 2 cuerpos de Sus scrofa domestica enterrados en 2 estructuras vacias de caracteristicas constructivas distintas, asi como la distribucion espacial que presentaban los elementos anatomicos. En caso de esqueletizacion, tambien se describe el estado de la superficie cortical de los huesos y la eventual fragmentacion osea. Tambien se han llevado a cabo analiticas complementarias, como analisis histologico y patologico. Resultados Los restos del animal enterrado en la tumba de piedra se encontraron en estado desecado, mientras que los restos inhumados en la tumba de tejas planas estaban practicamente esqueletizados. Se observaron diferencias en el analisis de los efectos tafonomicos, sobre todo en relacion con la distribucion espacial de los elementos anatomicos, vinculados con la presencia de sedimento y el estado cadaverico. La lesion que presentaba uno de los animales en la extremidad trasera podria influir en el mantenimiento de la articulacion anatomica. Conclusiones Los datos meteorologicos del momento de la inhumacion y las caracteristicas de la tumba son variables que determinan la evolucion y el estado cadaverico de los restos, pero no son las unicas, ya que las lesiones pueden suponer diferencias en la distribucion espacial de los restos oseos y articulaciones anatomicas.

Research paper thumbnail of Taphos-m, a Taphonomical Research using Sus scrofa domestica Model in an Experimental Facility

Archaeological and environmental forensic science, Jul 16, 2017

Taphos-m is an experimental archaeology and anthropology project, created in 2011, with the objec... more Taphos-m is an experimental archaeology and anthropology project, created in 2011, with the objective of knowing what taphonomic agents and processes could be responsible for the observable effects in the field. The first stage of the project consisted of the burial of 26 domestic pig carcases under different environmental conditions and burial types; the antemortem information about the animals was also compiled. This paper presents the preliminary results obtained during the first three years since the last burial took place. The evolution of the funerary structures was evaluated and four bodies were exhumed. The antemortem data and the information obtained from these four exhumations, have helped in understanding of the cadaveric state of the bodies and the anatomical disassociation of bones buried in different types of funerary structures. The preservation and condition of the cortical surface of the bones and the presence or absence of fragmentation were described too. The results presented here allow an understanding of the evolution of the characteristics of the facility and the differences among the pig remains. Opening all funerary structures is considered necessary in order to obtain further conclusions.

Research paper thumbnail of Intervenció en una fossa de la guerra civil al Paratge del Mas del Puig - Puigdessalit (Torelló, Osona)

Research paper thumbnail of The taphonomic effects comparison in two empty space burial structures

Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine, Jul 1, 2016

Introduction: Taphonomy helps to understand the issues related to changes of the cadaveric remain... more Introduction: Taphonomy helps to understand the issues related to changes of the cadaveric remains in the frame of palaeontology and archaeology as well as in the frame of forensic anthropology. The first objective of the experimental project Taphos-m was to generate a corpus of information on taphonomy to know what taphonomic agents and process could be responsible for the observable effects in field. Materials and methods: The cadaveric state of Sus scrofa domestica remains and the spatial distribution of the anatomical elements has been described. In the case of skeletonisation, the state of the cortical surface and fragmentation of the bones was evaluated too. Also the pathological and histological analysis has been observed. Results: The animal remains buried in the stone tomb were in dried state, while the remains buried in the tile tomb were skeletonised. There were differences in the observable taphonomic effects, particularly in the spatial distribution of the anatomical elements. The lesion in the leg of one animal could be responsible of the maintenance of anatomic articulation. Conclusions: Meteorological data during inhumation and the tomb characteristics are variables that determine the evolution and condition of the remains, but they are not the only ones: the pathological lesions may involve differences in the spatial distribution of the bones and anatomical articulations.

Research paper thumbnail of Un maquis fallecido bajo custodia policial en 1948

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 1103, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of La serra de Riés, la batalla al descobert

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 764, 2019

Autors: Malgosa,A.; Armentano Oller, N.; Arnabat i Mata, R.; Ble Gimeno, E.; Esteve, X.; Galtés V... more Autors: Malgosa,A.; Armentano Oller, N.; Arnabat i Mata, R.; Ble Gimeno, E.; Esteve, X.; Galtés Vicente, I.; Gassiot Ballbè, E.; López, X.; Nociarová, D.; Noguera, J. (UB); Quesada,M.; Rodríguez, R.; Solé i Barjau, Q. (UB); Valdés, P.

Research paper thumbnail of Exhumación de los restos de un oficial del ejército republicano en Mas del Puig (Torelló, Osona, Catalunya)

Postguerres, Vol. 2, 2019 (Postguerres/ Aftermaths of War), ISBN 978-84-121558-8-4, pág. 698, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Estudi antropològic i genètic de les restes

Research paper thumbnail of Estudi de les restes antropològiques medievals de Santa Maria d’Alcarràs (Segrià) Evidències per a la investigació sobre un eventual context bèl·lic

Research paper thumbnail of Taphonomy of experimental burials in Taphos-m: The role of fungi

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología, 2021

BACKGROUND The fungi present in the decaying remains enable a better understanding of the process... more BACKGROUND The fungi present in the decaying remains enable a better understanding of the processes of decomposition after death. There are not many studies about fungi on decaying bodies and it is not known which fungal sampling methods are effective. AIMS The main objective of this study was to find the best method for sampling fungi in carcasses, prove the effectiveness of this method and identify the fungal colonies in animal carcasses from experimental burials. METHODS Samples from 13 carcasses of Sus scrofa domestica, from the experimental project Taphos-m, were taken with different materials: spatula, sterile swabs and RODAC contact plates. RESULTS RODAC contact plates with the RBA culture medium showed higher proliferation of fungal colonies. Thirty genera of fungi were isolated from different substrates (bone, tissue, lime). Most of the fungi genera or groups identified have been described before in the literature, but the substrates they came from were different in some cases. CONCLUSIONS Sampling with RODAC contact plates was found to be the most effective method, as it provides a nutritional culture medium that may allow growth since the moment of sampling. Fungi colonies grew better in RBA culture medium because bacterial growth is inhibited. Most of the observed fungi are related to the environment but some others have been found related to decomposing bodies for the first time.

Research paper thumbnail of L’accouchement tragique de Lucy ? À propos de la mortalité maternofœtale de la préhistoire à l’époque médiévale

Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie , 2020

HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific re... more HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial| 4.0 International License

Research paper thumbnail of Joint disassociation pattern from a taphonomical and anthropological point of view

Historical Biology, Jul 7, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Sex selection in late Iberian infant burials: Integrating evidence from morphological and genetic data

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, Jan 16, 2018

The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to... more The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to a possible case of sex selection. The study included the remains of 11 infant individuals buried under the 10 houses excavated in the late Iberian village of Camp de les Lloses (Tona, Barcelona, Spain). Sex was determined using genetic analysis. Our results showed that almost all the burials were females. However, the age interval of death was wide enough to weaken the premise of infanticide, and the burials probably represent cases of natural death. Infanticide in its different forms has long been argued as an explanation for the infant remains found throughout various burial sites. Many authors thought that infanticide, mainly femicide, was the main method of population control in ancient times. However, there is no anthropological evidence (age distribution and sex analyzed genetically) to support the intentional killing of females in this or in other cases. We hypothesized that ther...

Research paper thumbnail of Signo de Pedro Pons en antropología forense Pedro Pons’ sign in forensic anthropology

Cuadernos De Medicina Forense, 2013

Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerr... more Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939) en Seròs (Lleida, España). El estudio antropológico evidenció la presencia de lesiones perimortales por proyectil de arma de fuego a nivel craneal como causa de muerte. El estudio del resto del esqueleto destacó una lesión a nivel de la columna vertebral. Macroscópica y radiológicamentese observó un foco destructivo en el borde antero-superior de la quinta vértebra lumbar que se corresponde con el clásico signo de Pedro Pons, compatible con una espondilitis brucelar. No se apreció afectación a nivel sacroilíaco. La presencia del signo de Pedro Pons indica que este individuo padecía brucelosis desde, como mínimo, tres semanas antes de su muerte.

Research paper thumbnail of Where do those remains come from?

Forensic science international, Jan 14, 2014

Part of the study of skeletal remains or corpses in advance decay located in the field involves d... more Part of the study of skeletal remains or corpses in advance decay located in the field involves determining their origin. They may be the result of criminal activity, accident, unearthed because of erosion, or they may also have originated from a cemetery. The discovery site, condition of the remains, and the associated artifacts, are factors that could be helpful for the forensic anthropologist to identify the origin of the remains. In order to contribute to this recognition, an analysis was made of the exhumations of 168 unclaimed human remains from the cemetery of Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain). This investigation presents a description of artifacts and conditions of remains that could indicate that the human remains may have originated from a cemetery.

Research paper thumbnail of Exhumaciones de los restos humanos no reclamados como modelo tafonómico

ABSTRACT El hallazgo de restos esqueléticos o en avanzado estado de descomposición implica la res... more ABSTRACT El hallazgo de restos esqueléticos o en avanzado estado de descomposición implica la resolución de cuestiones fundamentales como su procedencia, el intervalo posmortal y la determinación de los efectos tafonómicos observados. Este trabajo presenta un proyecto innovador en el campo de la tafonomía forense en España que utiliza restos cementeriales como modelo de estudio.

Research paper thumbnail of TAPHOS-m. Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica Model

Revista Signos

Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica model T... more Taphonomical and Anthropological Project. Human Osteobiography using Sus scrofa domestica model TAPHOS-m TAPHOS-m es el nombre de la investiga-ción científica que están llevando a cabo en las afueras de Sant Martí de Maldà (Urgell, Lérida) investigadores de la Universidad Au-tónoma de Barcelona, el Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs, la empresa Antropòlegs. LAB, y el Grup de Recerques de les Terres de Ponent. Se trata de un proyecto de antropología y arqueología experimental pionero en España que pretende estudiar los efectos que tiene la estructura funeraria sobre la descomposi-ción de un cuerpo. El objetivo principal del proyecto es anali-zar las diferencias esqueléticas que presen-tan los cuerpos según el tipo de estructura funeraria en la que han sido inhumados. La investigación pretende realizar aportaciones teóricas y metodológicas generales capaces de reconstruir la historia y evolución seguida por los restos inhumados con unas caracte-rísticas y contexto determinados. Es un es...

Research paper thumbnail of Primer cas de trepanació Prehistòrica al Penedès

The term trephination comes from Greek word trepanoun that means “to pierce”. Trephination is the... more The term trephination comes from Greek word trepanoun that means “to pierce”. Trephination is the deliberate practice of making a hole on the skull. The oldest trephination identified in Europe date from the Neolithic period. In Catalonia, twenty of these practices have been documented, coming most of them from Bronze Age sites. Trephination was also practiced by pre-Columbian cultures and is still carried out by some African and Polynesian cultures. Nowadays, in the Western World trepanning is used as part of a neurological surgical intervention.

Research paper thumbnail of Habilitación de una ciudad en sucesos con múltiples víctimas

Revista Española de Medicina Legal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Signo de Pedro Pons en antropología forense

Cuadernos de Medicina Forense, 2012

Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerr... more Se encontraron los restos esqueléticos de un varón de entre 25-29 años fallecido durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939) en Seròs (Lleida, España). El estudio antropológico evidenció la presencia de lesiones perimortales por proyectil de arma de fuego a nivel craneal como causa de muerte. El estudio del resto del esqueleto destacó una lesión a nivel de la columna vertebral. Macroscópica y radiológicamentese observó un foco destructivo en el borde antero-superior de la quinta vértebra lumbar que se corresponde con el clásico signo de Pedro Pons, compatible con una espondilitis brucelar. No se apreció afectación a nivel sacroilíaco. La presencia del signo de Pedro Pons indica que este individuo padecía brucelosis desde, como mínimo, tres semanas antes de su muerte.