Aportación de la Arqueoantropología a la interpretación de la dinámica sepulcral de las tumbas megalíticas de Cameros (La Rioja, España)

Demographic differences between funerary caves and megalithic graves of northern Spanish Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic

“…Their location allows clear differentiation of the two groups: Rioja Alavesa‐Sonsierra, in the north bank of the Ebro river valley (550–650 masl) and marked by the predominance of passage tombs; and Cameros, on the opposite bank but in an upland environment (950–1,250 masl), which shows greater diversity in its structures. Despite this, many features are shared by both groups, including the preference for locations with high visibility and pathway control, similarities in grave goods and even the complex inner history that characterizes the majority of the dolmens, consisting of an amalgam of alterations, repairs, use‐cycles and closures (Fernández‐Crespo, ).…”

Two examples of anthropic manipulation and postmortem processing of human remains at megalithic sites in inland Iberia: La Cabaña and Los Zumacales (Spanish northern sub‐plateau)

“…147-183). Such clean-ups have also been detected at sites in Iberia, such as the dolmen of Cubillejo de Lara (Tejedor Rodríguez, 2015, p. 495) and Txabola de La Hechicera (Fernández-Crespo, 2015). In reality, the Tump Barrow, the bone representation index is consistent with primary burials, but the accumulation of smaller elements may correspond to residual evidence of burials before the cyclical emptying (Bayliss et al, 2007;Smith & Brickley, 2004Wysocki et al, 2007).…”

“…These sites reflect collective funerary practices in megalithic ceremonies that until recently were classified as either primary or secondary deposits, without addressing satisfactorily the complexity of the forms of burial that take place in the tombs. However, studies conducted from a taphonomic perspective have demonstrated that these commingled human remains are the result of complex burial practices, and they have stressed the manipulation and reduction of the bodies after their deposition (Andrés, 2003; Crubézy, 2021; Fernández‐Crespo, 2015; Knüsel & Robb, 2016; Robb, 2016; Vílchez Suárez et al, 2023).…”

Insights into the Funerary Practices in the Dolmen of Cabecinha (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)

“…Over the last few decades, a renewed interest in the study of skeletal remains of Prehistoric burials has emerged when their informative potential was recognized (Evangelista 2019;Fernández-Crespo 2015;Silva 2002;Silva, Ferreira 2016. Thus, the comprehensive analysis of these assemblages from the Iberian Peninsula in the last two decades has revealed valuable details with regard to burial practices (Boaventura et al 2014;Carvalho et al 2012;Evangelista 2019;Fernández-Crespo 2015;Silva et al 2015;, demographic profile (Cunha et al 2015;Fernández-Crespo 2015;Fernández-Crespo, De-la-Rúa 2015;Silva, Ferreira 2007), population affinities (Irish et al 2017;Martiniano et al 2017;Olalde et al 2018;2019;Szecsenyi-Nagy et al 2017), mobility (Carvalho et al 2016;Waterman et al 2014;Valera et al 2020), diet and daily behaviours (Bonilla et al 2019;Carvalho et al 2019;Cubas et al 2020;Fontanals-Coll et al 2016;González-Rabanal et al 2020;Guiry et al 2016;Silva et al 2012;Waterman et al 2016), and the types of diseases and injuries these prehistoric individuals underwent (Silva 2003b;Silva, Ferreira 2008a;2008b;Silva, Marques 2011;Silva, Wasterlain 2010;Tomé et al 2017), as well as their medical skills (Silva 2003b;…”