Simas, cavernas y pozos para ocultar cadáveres en la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939). Aportaciones desde la Antropología Forense

Etxeberria, Francisco; Serrulla, Fernando; Herrasti, Lourdes

doi:10.21630/maa.2014.65.16

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“…The recovery of the remains continued up to a depth of 14.2 feet, a depth where the sterile layer of soil was reached. Similar wells have been found in Spain and Guatemala where multiple bodies were found deposited during Spanish civil war and post-war conflicts, respectively (Etxeberria et al 2014(Etxeberria et al , 2015Flavel and Barker 2016).…”

Section: Analysis Of the Site And The Recovered Human Remainssupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Pre-existing features or structures such as abandoned wells, waterways, sewage systems, potholes, caves, pits, natural ravines, roadside trenches, etc., have remained amongst the preferred sites for clandestine disposal of human cadavers. Burial of human remains at such sites have remained a common phenomenon throughout human history as they serve as relatively easy, convenient and obvious sites for deliberate burials; particularly in situations of war-related conflicts or crimes (Human Rights Watch 2004;Manning 2000;Simmons 2002;Gómez-López and Patiño Umaña 2007;Wright 2010;Etxeberria et al 2014Etxeberria et al , 2015Ceker and Stevens 2015). Human remains recovered from sites including wells (Brothwell 1965;Robbins and Louis 1986;Jessee and Skinner 2005;Juhl and Olsen 2006) have been found relatively poorly preserved, badly damaged, commingled and, hence difficult to identify from a forensic anthropological perspective (Esiyok et al 2006;Slaus et al 2007a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Levine and colleagues (1984) were the first to publish a forensic anthropological case report about excavation and recovery of a body from a well. Post-conflict recovery of human remains from wells have been reported from a number of countries like Spain, Guatemala, Croatia, Kosovo and Iraq (Owsley et al 1996;Slaus et al 2007aSlaus et al , 2007bHirz 1999;Lecomte and Vorhauer 1999;Etxeberria et al 2014Etxeberria et al , 2015Flavel and Barker 2016), however, very few such sites have been reported from India, which witnessed a number of wars and war-related conflicts throughout its history.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Non-scientific Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from an Ancient Well in India

Sehrawat

Pathak

2017

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Forensic archaeology is a scientific discipline that can expose past crime(s) against humanity by recovering the bodies of victims and meticulously documenting any proof of torture, trauma or human rights violations. Archaeological recovery of human remains deposited in pre-existing structures or features such as wells, potholes, natural ravines, roadside trenches, sewage systems etc., have been reported from many sites worldwide. In April, 2014, thousands of human bones, teeth as well as a number of personal effects including coins, medals and beaded armbands were unscientifically excavated from a well—presumably dating from the nineteenth century—located under a religious structure in the heart a North Indian town. Without the assistance of scientific expertise or local administration, locals excavated the remains to verify whether the well containing human bones was a result of an event which had been documented in the written records. The unscientific excavation by locals with no formal qualifications in archaeology or anthropology, resulted in the enhanced damage and commingling of human remains limiting information on the minimum number of individuals, age-at-death, sex, pathological conditions, trauma, etc. which may have assisted in identification and a stronger corroboration with the historical records. This paper aims to emphasize that if scientific protocols had been followed—including the participation of a multidisciplinary excavation team with experts from diverse scientific disciplines like forensic archaeology, anthropology, geology, skeletal biology, history, forensic medicine etc.—data and context would have been greatly enhanced and information may have been obtained about the deceased individuals and whether they were the victims of crimes dating to the nineteenth century.

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Section: Analysis Of the Site And The Recovered Human Remainssupporting

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Non-scientific Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from an Ancient Well in India

Sehrawat

Pathak

2017

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“…In addition, caves, chasms and wells were also used as deposition sites. These contexts have their own challenges for archaeological recoveries today and require a highly and multiple skilled team [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are many other similar examples of concealment of bodies in natural cavities in the rock, pits, shafts, etc. [23]. With regard to use of trenches as a favourable place to dispose of the bodies, one case investigated by SCA can be mentioned here.…”

Section: Search Excavation Recovery Identification and Reburialmentioning

confidence: 99%