Prehistoric violence in northern Spain

Vegas, José Ignacio; Armendáriz, Ángel; Etxeberria, Francisco; Fernández, María Soledad; Herrasti, Lourdes

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“…Moreover, about 20 possible cases of wounds affecting soft tissues have been suggested, as from the observation during the excavation of close links between some bones and projectiles (Etxeberria & Herrasti, : 229), the majority of whom shows signs of being shot (Márquez, :147). At the same time, five healed fractures of right ulnae and 24 cranial traumas were described (Vegas et al, ).…”

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

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“…The radiocarbon dates available from these sites and Las Yurdinas II (Arméndariz and Irigaray, 1995; Barandiarán, ; Fernández Eraso, ; Vegas et al, ) place the moment when interpersonal violence becomes relevant and more frequent in the region between the last third of the 4th and mid‐3rd millenniums cal. BC (Figure ).…”

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“…bone needles found in La Atalayuela and in the navarre sepulchre of Tres Montes and the pierced door‐slabs from Longar, Portillo de Enériz and Mina de Farangortea monuments, in Navarre too, may suggest a possible trans‐Pyrenean origin) or comes from locally expanding communities (Andrés, : 253 and 2009: 20). However, it is not unreasonable to think that the economical attractiveness of the area, highly suitable for crop agriculture in the lowlands, while the highlands can be used for grazing as well as for wood procurement, could be a good explanation for such a growth (Vegas et al, ).…”

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Radiocarbon dates from the burial sites containing arrowhead injuries in the Middle Ebro Valley (Armendáriz & Irigaray, ; Barandiarán, ; Fernández Eraso, ; Vegas et al, ), calibrated using OxCal v4.2. (Bronk Ramsey, ; Reimer et al, ).…”

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

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New Evidence of Early Chalcolithic Interpersonal Violence in the Middle Ebro Valley (Spain): Two Arrowhead Injuries from the Swallet of Las Yurdinas II

Fernández-Crespo

2015

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Two new cases of Early Chalcolithic arrowhead injuries are described. They come from the funerary site of Las Yurdinas II (Basque Country, Spain), a rock shelter with a little swallet where at least 90 subjects were interred. The lesions are located in a right humerus and a left ulna belonging to adult individuals, one of whom is a male, and both show signs of healing. Other possible signs of violence have been found in the collection, including one cranial trauma and two parry fractures. Both arrowhead injuries are set in the context of similar findings in the Middle Ebro Valley, assessing the number and distribution of cases, signs of healing, possible impact trajectory and the age and sex estimation of the individuals affected. Increasing social complexity and demographic pressure in the region may be causally linked to such an evidence. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Las Yurdinas II and The Middle Ebro Valley: A Matter Of Confmentioning

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New Evidence of Early Chalcolithic Interpersonal Violence in the Middle Ebro Valley (Spain): Two Arrowhead Injuries from the Swallet of Las Yurdinas II

Fernández-Crespo

2015

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…Indeed, in the archaeological literature, only a handful of projectile wounds to this part of the skeleton have been recorded in which the injury was antemortem, with reactive or remodeled bone indicating survival beyond a few days (Wilson, ; Jurmain, ; Jurmain et al . ; Polet et al ., ; Vegas et al ., ; Tur et al ., ). None of these antemortem cases have involved a penetrating spinal injury (PSI).…”

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Penetrating Spinal Injury: An Extraordinary Case of Survival in Early Neolithic Siberia

Lieverse

Cooper

Bazaliiskii

2016

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This paper presents the first archaeological case of long‐term survival following a penetrating spinal injury. The afflicted young adult male individual was recovered from an Early Neolithic hunter‐gatherer cemetery in the Baikal region of Siberia (Russian Federation), dating back nearly 8000 years. The second or third lumbar vertebra exhibits a lithic projectile point embedded in the right lamina, extending most of the way through the vertebral foramen, with evidence of extensive, if not complete, healing indicating survival for at least several months. Micro‐computed tomography imaging is used to non‐destructively visualize both the point and the bone in order to better understand the nature of the traumatic event, as well as the immediate and long‐term complications associated with this grave injury. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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New radiocarbon dating and demographic insights into San Juan ante Portam Latinam, a possible Late Neolithic war grave in North‐Central Iberia

Fernández-Crespo

Schulting

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American J Phys Anthropol

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It is proposed that San Juan ante Portam Latinam was used as burial place for the mainly adolescent and adult male dead of a particular or multiple violent engagements (e.g., battles), while previously or subsequently seeing use for attritional burial by other members of one or more surrounding communities dead over the course of a few generations. The overall bias towards males, particularly to the extent that many may represent conflict mortality, has implications for the structure of the surviving community, the members of which may have experienced increased vulnerability in the face of neighboring aggressors.

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Prehistoric violence in northern Spain

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New Evidence of Early Chalcolithic Interpersonal Violence in the Middle Ebro Valley (Spain): Two Arrowhead Injuries from the Swallet of Las Yurdinas II

New Evidence of Early Chalcolithic Interpersonal Violence in the Middle Ebro Valley (Spain): Two Arrowhead Injuries from the Swallet of Las Yurdinas II

Penetrating Spinal Injury: An Extraordinary Case of Survival in Early Neolithic Siberia

New radiocarbon dating and demographic insights into San Juan ante Portam Latinam, a possible Late Neolithic war grave in North‐Central Iberia

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