Objectives To test a hypothesis on interpersonal violence events during the transition
between Chalcolithic and Bronze Age in the Eastern Pyrenees, to contextualize it in Western …

El Mirador cave is a key site for understanding the settlement processes of the communities
of Late prehistory. In 2009, excavation began of a Chalcolithic collective burial in a small …

The excavation of different sectors of El Mirador cave has led to the discovery of the different
types of contexts in which human remains were deposited at the site. Three different burial …

This paper analyses the taphonomic modifications of the human remains identified within
Cueva Palomera, the main entrance to Ojo Guareña karstic system (Merindad de …

El Mirador cave has become a reference for the study of the economic, social organization
and funerary behavior of first farming communities in the Iberian Peninsula. In this chapter …

Bone breakage is one of the most common features in the archaeological record. Fractures
occur at different times and are classified as fresh or dry depending on the presence or …

Several recent studies have demonstrated the complexity of funerary practices in megalithic
burials. Mortuary taphonomy has proposed models to explain these practices, in which …

This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the El Mirador cave located on the
Atapuerca karstic system, one of the longest Pleistocene and Holocene …

Abstract El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) is one of the most significant sites for
understanding the evolution of agricultural and livestockfarming groups on the Iberian …

Archaeology stands alone among the sciences in its attempt to enlighten us about the entire
record of humankind. To cover such a broad range of time and space, archaeologists must …