Métodos morfoscópicos para analizar restos humanos quemados y cremaciones
Keywords:
cremations, human remains, funerary practices.Abstract
The objective of this article is to present and discuss the most important morphological and metric methods used in the study of human remains that have been burned or that are calcined. These methods have several purposes: the reconstruction of the biological profile of individuals, the reconstruction of thermal alterations and the identification of cultural practices related to the manipulation of human remains in funeral rituals.
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