Maria Teresa Ferreira
Biographic Data
| ID | 3645758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Teresa Ferreira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Teresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferreira |
| SIGNATURE | FERREIRA M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Coimbra |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2437-7780 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Spatial assessment of co-benefit restoration priorities for freshwater ecosystems in Europe
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most biodiverse and functionally important environments on Earth, yet they are experiencing rapid degradation due to a complex mix of environmental and human-induced pressures. While international and European policies aim to address this degradation, restoration efforts are often hindered by narrow spatial scales, lacking a large-scale context and management strategies. This study presents a novel mixed factua…
The first identified skeletal collection of the Azores archipelago, Portugal
Identified skeletal collections play a crucial role in anthropology, as the biographic information they contain enables the development and adaptation of population-specific identification methods, namely for biological profile (sex, age-at-death, stature, and ancestry). In Portugal, aside from academic systematic research, these collections also permit the training of new professionals while also providing an ethical destination for unclaimed sk…
Gatos Em Parques Municipais: Ações Governamentais E Humanitárias Para Controlar E Gerar Qualidade De Vida À Espécie - Revisão De Literatura
Uma grande problemática do mundo animal é a superpopulação de gatos sem lares definitivos e a forma como eles vivem. Nesse contexto, muitos gatos são abandonados em parques públicos, e o manejo ético e sustentável dessa população felina em parques urbanos depende da conscientização social, do envolvimento institucional e de medidas que integrem saúde única, bem-estar animal e responsabilidade coletiva. O objetivo desse trabalho é realizar uma rev…
Beyond the flames: Understanding the impact of loss without body recovery or identification in fire-related mass disaster contexts
The World Trade Center attack (2001), the Black Saturday (2009), the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (2014), the wildfires of June and October in Portugal (2017), the California wildfires (2018)-these are a few examples of mass disaster events, specifically related to fire and high temperatures, which resulted in multiple casualties and several people unidentified and/or missing. Besides the physical destruction, the lost lives are one of the main co…
A glimpse into the body shape and limb proportions of enslaved Africans from Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries)
At the beginning of the Portuguese maritime expansion (15th century), ships loaded with various goods, including sub‐Saharan enslaved individuals, began to arrive in Portugal. In 2009, osteoarchaeological remains of these individuals were recovered for the first time in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos. Attending to their African origin and given that several studies have shown that the human body generally conforms to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, in thi…
Atypical dental wear in an enslaved individual from Lagos, Portugal
This paper discusses the atypical wear observed on the anterior teeth of an enslaved African adult female (age‐at‐death: 47.62 ± 3.36 years), exhumed from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries). All teeth of this individual ( n = 31) were macroscopically observed to score dental wear and caries. A more accentuated wear was observed on the lingual surface of the maxillary anterior teeth, with dentine exposure until the cement‐enam…
Dating death: Postmortem Interval Estimation of Human Skeletal Remains
The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI), particularly the late time since death, is a crucial issue when dealing with human remains. Its establishment is an important task for forensic scientists since it has important legal implications such as identifying a victim or prosecuting an offender. However, dating death is a very complex and challenging task due to the amount of intrinsic and extrinsic factors, that may influence the rate and …
Estimating age-at-death in enslaved African individuals from Valle da Gafaria by pulp/tooth area ratio in canines
The association of osteochemometrics and bone mineral density in humans
OBJECTIVES: Even though much is known about bone mineral and matrix composition, studies about their relationship with several bone properties and its alterations related to bone diseases such as osteoporosis are practically non-existent in humans. Thus, the development of methods to understand the effects of bone properties at a microscopic level is paramount. This research aimed to evaluate whether Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total re…
The Unidentified Skeletal Collection of Capuchos Cemetery (Santarém) housed at the University of Coimbra
The aim of this article is to present to the scientific and academic community the Unidentified Skeletal Collection of the Capuchos Cemetery. The skeletons, of contemporary individuals, were collected from the same cemetery as those of the 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection, but their identification is unknown. The collection is composed of 73 individuals, of which 68 are adults of both sexes (34 females, 33 males, and one individual of …
Chemosteometric regression models of heat exposed human bones to determine their pre‐burnt metric dimensions
Objectives Heat exposure can lead to apparently random osteometric changes that hinder the application of metric methods used for biological profiling. The impracticality of using objective and burn‐specific osteometric methods reduces the chances of establishing the biological profiles of unknown individuals based on their skeletal remains. We investigated the potential of chemometry analysis based on infrared spectroscopy to predict the amount …
Enamel hypoplasia in African enslaved individuals from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
Dental enamel hypoplasia, a defect of enamel formation, has been widely used for the investigation of growth disruptions in past populations, as it provides a permanent record of disturbances occurring during an individual's development. With the aim of recording changes in health status during development of the African enslaved individuals recovered from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries), linear enamel hypoplastic defects …
Dental caries and intentional dental modification in a skeletal sample of enslaved Africans from Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries)
In 2009, a salvage archaeological excavation in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) brought to light the skeletal remains of 158 African enslaved individuals (15th–17th centuries), from which several presented intentional dental modifications on their anterior dentition. Although this cultural practice may be related to rites of passage, differential status, group identification, mourning, or embellishment, it is not exempt from risk. Among the po…
Variação anatómica: Análise de caracteres nãométricos do esqueleto pós-craniano em escravos africanos dos séculos XV–XVII (Lagos, Portugal)
Em 2009, foram descobertos, em Lagos (Portugal), os esqueletos de 158 indivíduos inumados numa lixeira dos séculos XV–XVII. As condições de descarte dos indivíduos, o seu perfil biológico, as modificações intencionais dos seus dentes e o contexto histórico de Lagos suportam a hipótese de se ter tratado de escravos africanos. No presente estudo, pretendeuse avaliar a frequência de caracteres nãométricos nos esqueletos destes indivíduos, bem como d…
Cortical bone loss in a sample of human skeletons from the Muge Shell middens
Discarded in the trash: Burials of African enslaved individuals in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
In 2009, an excavation carried out in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal, allowed for the recovery of the skeletal remains of 158 individuals buried in a dump used during the 15th-17th centuries. The archaeological context of the findings, the presence of African items associated with the skeletons, the skulls' morphology, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth suggest that these individuals were African enslaved individuals. The aim of …
Eco‐geographic adaptations in the human ribcage throughout a 3D geometric morphometric approach
OBJECTIVES: According to eco-geographic rules, humans from high latitude areas present larger and wider trunks than their low-latitude areas counterparts. This issue has been traditionally addressed on the pelvis but information on the thorax is largely lacking. We test whether ribcages are larger in individuals inhabiting high latitudes than in those from low latitudes and explored the correlation of rib size with latitude. We also test whether …
Growth faltering in a skeletal sample of enslaved nonadult Africans found at Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
The aim of this study is to analyse the growth of a sample of 31 nonadult individuals buried in an unusual way in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) between the 15th and 17th centuries. The archaeological and historical context of the skeletal collection (N = 158), the morphological traits of the skulls, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in some individuals led to the conclusion that they were African slaves. The study of past popu…
Ancestry Estimation Based on Morphoscopic Traits in a Sample of African Slaves from Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th Centuries): Ancestry Estimation in a Slave Sample from Portugal
In 2009, a skeletal collection of 158 individuals was excavated in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal. These individuals were buried in an unusual way, having been discarded in an urban dump located outside the medieval city walls, dated from the 15th-17th centuries. Lagos was, at the time, an important slave trade harbour, and during the excavation, the morphological appearance of the skulls and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in som…
Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans (Lagos, Portugal): Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth
Intentional dental modifications are alterations of teeth usually performed as a ritual for aesthetic or identity purposes. However, the execution of the technique is not exempt from risk and can be related to a higher prevalence of dental pathology, more specifically through the exposure of the dental pulp and consequent periapical inflammation. With the aim of analysing the relationship between intentional dental modifications and periapical in…
One for all and all for one: Linear regression from the mass of individual bones to assess human skeletal mass completeness
OBJECTIVES: Complete and accurate human skeletal inventory is seldom possible in archaeological and forensic cases involving severe fragmentation. In such cases, skeletal mass comparisons with published references may be used as an alternative to assess skeletal completeness but they are too general for a case-by-case routine analysis. The objective is to solve this issue by creating linear regression equations to estimate the total mass of a ske…
A decomposição cadavérica e as dificuldades de gestão dos espaços funerários
Compreender a decomposição cadavérica é fundamental na prática forense, nomeadamente para a estimativa do intervalo pós-morte (PMI1), sendo também relevante na gestão funerária, tarefa cada vez mais difícil devido à sobrelotação dos cemitérios dos grandes centros populacionais. Aplicando os princípios da Tafonomia a uma amostra de 35 inumações (18 indivíduos do sexo masculino e 17 do feminino, todos adultos; PMI entre 3 e 83 anos) de dois cemitér…
Dental Modifications in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans Found at Lagos (Portugal)
An archaeological intervention in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) allowed the excavation of a deposit of waste dating from the 15th to 17th centuries. Among discarded objects, an important amount of human skeletal remains was exhumed (N = 158 individuals). The archaeological and historical context, as well as the morphometric analysis of the skulls, led us to attribute them an African origin. While historical sources document the trade of slav…
Growth problems in a skeletal sample of children abandoned at Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Faro, Portugal (16th–19th centuries)
In 2006, an excavation in Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Faro, Portugal, revealed a cemetery (16th-19th centuries) with several phases of use, one of which with 51 sub-adult individuals that had been delivered to the institution through the foundling wheel. From the 46 individuals for whom it was possible to estimate age-at-death, more than 80% were under two years. Skeletal samples from individuals of these ages are not commonly found in the arch…
Lagos leprosarium (Portugal): Evidences of disease
Dental Modifications in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans Found at Lagos (Portugal)
An archaeological intervention in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) allowed the excavation of a deposit of waste dating from the 15th to 17th centuries. Among discarded objects, an important amount of human skeletal remains was exhumed (N = 158 individuals). The archaeological and historical context, as well as the morphometric analysis of the skulls, led us to attribute them an African origin. While historical sources document the trade of slav…
Growth faltering in a skeletal sample of enslaved nonadult Africans found at Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
The aim of this study is to analyse the growth of a sample of 31 nonadult individuals buried in an unusual way in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) between the 15th and 17th centuries. The archaeological and historical context of the skeletal collection (N = 158), the morphological traits of the skulls, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in some individuals led to the conclusion that they were African slaves. The study of past popu…
Cortical bone loss in a sample of human skeletons from the Muge Shell middens
Lagos leprosarium (Portugal): Evidences of disease
Ancestry Estimation Based on Morphoscopic Traits in a Sample of African Slaves from Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th Centuries): Ancestry Estimation in a Slave Sample from Portugal
In 2009, a skeletal collection of 158 individuals was excavated in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal. These individuals were buried in an unusual way, having been discarded in an urban dump located outside the medieval city walls, dated from the 15th-17th centuries. Lagos was, at the time, an important slave trade harbour, and during the excavation, the morphological appearance of the skulls and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in som…
Discarded in the trash: Burials of African enslaved individuals in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
In 2009, an excavation carried out in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal, allowed for the recovery of the skeletal remains of 158 individuals buried in a dump used during the 15th-17th centuries. The archaeological context of the findings, the presence of African items associated with the skeletons, the skulls' morphology, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth suggest that these individuals were African enslaved individuals. The aim of …
Eco‐geographic adaptations in the human ribcage throughout a 3D geometric morphometric approach
OBJECTIVES: According to eco-geographic rules, humans from high latitude areas present larger and wider trunks than their low-latitude areas counterparts. This issue has been traditionally addressed on the pelvis but information on the thorax is largely lacking. We test whether ribcages are larger in individuals inhabiting high latitudes than in those from low latitudes and explored the correlation of rib size with latitude. We also test whether …
Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans (Lagos, Portugal): Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth
Intentional dental modifications are alterations of teeth usually performed as a ritual for aesthetic or identity purposes. However, the execution of the technique is not exempt from risk and can be related to a higher prevalence of dental pathology, more specifically through the exposure of the dental pulp and consequent periapical inflammation. With the aim of analysing the relationship between intentional dental modifications and periapical in…
Chemosteometric regression models of heat exposed human bones to determine their pre‐burnt metric dimensions
Objectives Heat exposure can lead to apparently random osteometric changes that hinder the application of metric methods used for biological profiling. The impracticality of using objective and burn‐specific osteometric methods reduces the chances of establishing the biological profiles of unknown individuals based on their skeletal remains. We investigated the potential of chemometry analysis based on infrared spectroscopy to predict the amount …
Growth problems in a skeletal sample of children abandoned at Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Faro, Portugal (16th–19th centuries)
In 2006, an excavation in Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Faro, Portugal, revealed a cemetery (16th-19th centuries) with several phases of use, one of which with 51 sub-adult individuals that had been delivered to the institution through the foundling wheel. From the 46 individuals for whom it was possible to estimate age-at-death, more than 80% were under two years. Skeletal samples from individuals of these ages are not commonly found in the arch…
The Unidentified Skeletal Collection of Capuchos Cemetery (Santarém) housed at the University of Coimbra
The aim of this article is to present to the scientific and academic community the Unidentified Skeletal Collection of the Capuchos Cemetery. The skeletons, of contemporary individuals, were collected from the same cemetery as those of the 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection, but their identification is unknown. The collection is composed of 73 individuals, of which 68 are adults of both sexes (34 females, 33 males, and one individual of …
One for all and all for one: Linear regression from the mass of individual bones to assess human skeletal mass completeness
OBJECTIVES: Complete and accurate human skeletal inventory is seldom possible in archaeological and forensic cases involving severe fragmentation. In such cases, skeletal mass comparisons with published references may be used as an alternative to assess skeletal completeness but they are too general for a case-by-case routine analysis. The objective is to solve this issue by creating linear regression equations to estimate the total mass of a ske…
Enamel hypoplasia in African enslaved individuals from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
Dental enamel hypoplasia, a defect of enamel formation, has been widely used for the investigation of growth disruptions in past populations, as it provides a permanent record of disturbances occurring during an individual's development. With the aim of recording changes in health status during development of the African enslaved individuals recovered from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries), linear enamel hypoplastic defects …
A decomposição cadavérica e as dificuldades de gestão dos espaços funerários
Compreender a decomposição cadavérica é fundamental na prática forense, nomeadamente para a estimativa do intervalo pós-morte (PMI1), sendo também relevante na gestão funerária, tarefa cada vez mais difícil devido à sobrelotação dos cemitérios dos grandes centros populacionais. Aplicando os princípios da Tafonomia a uma amostra de 35 inumações (18 indivíduos do sexo masculino e 17 do feminino, todos adultos; PMI entre 3 e 83 anos) de dois cemitér…
A case of osteomyelitis in the hip of a Medieval Portuguese male skeleton
In the summer of 2001, during an emergency excavation in the Alta, on old part of Coimbra, 45 skeletons and an ossuary were recovered. One of them, an adult male skeleton, exhumed from a stone-lined grave, dated to 1030′ 100 BP (2 sigma: cal AD 780 - 1220, Beta -158253), presented several pathologies, the more striking one affecting the hip. In this articulation, the pathological findings in the femoral head and the acetabulum include extensive b…
A scurvy case in an infant from Monte da Cegonha (Vidigueira - Portugal)
A b stract Monte da Cegonha is a roman villa in Vidigueira, south of Portugal, built in the first quarter of 1st century and preserved until the 12th century.Inside a basilica from the 4th century, probably one of the first Christian Churches in Iberian Peninsula, some human burials were found.One of them, exhumed in 1986 is here reported.It concerns an almost complete and well-preserved skeleton of an infant.A series of porous abnormalities affe…
A case of osteomyelitis in the hip of a Medieval Portuguese male skeleton
In the summer of 2001, during an emergency excavation in the Alta, on old part of Coimbra, 45 skeletons and an ossuary were recovered. One of them, an adult male skeleton, exhumed from a stone-lined grave, dated to 1030′ 100 BP (2 sigma: cal AD 780 - 1220, Beta -158253), presented several pathologies, the more striking one affecting the hip. In this articulation, the pathological findings in the femoral head and the acetabulum include extensive b…
C2–C3 block vertebrae in a late Neolithic/Chalcolithic child exhumed from a Portuguese collective grave
Lagos leprosarium (Portugal): Evidences of disease
Sociabilidade e poder
Este artigo busca refletir sobre práticas de sociabilidade e poder familiar em torno da terra e da política no médio São Francisco, dois elementos fundamentais para produzir e reproduzir uma elite local e o tipo hegemônico de propriedade familiar privada, de modo a dividi-la sem que se altere o status quo. Os membros das principais famílias proprietárias de terras da região mencionada formaram um coletivo de atores políticos, os quais são co-prop…
Growth problems in a skeletal sample of children abandoned at Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Faro, Portugal (16th–19th centuries)
In 2006, an excavation in Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Faro, Portugal, revealed a cemetery (16th-19th centuries) with several phases of use, one of which with 51 sub-adult individuals that had been delivered to the institution through the foundling wheel. From the 46 individuals for whom it was possible to estimate age-at-death, more than 80% were under two years. Skeletal samples from individuals of these ages are not commonly found in the arch…
One for all and all for one: Linear regression from the mass of individual bones to assess human skeletal mass completeness
OBJECTIVES: Complete and accurate human skeletal inventory is seldom possible in archaeological and forensic cases involving severe fragmentation. In such cases, skeletal mass comparisons with published references may be used as an alternative to assess skeletal completeness but they are too general for a case-by-case routine analysis. The objective is to solve this issue by creating linear regression equations to estimate the total mass of a ske…
A decomposição cadavérica e as dificuldades de gestão dos espaços funerários
Compreender a decomposição cadavérica é fundamental na prática forense, nomeadamente para a estimativa do intervalo pós-morte (PMI1), sendo também relevante na gestão funerária, tarefa cada vez mais difícil devido à sobrelotação dos cemitérios dos grandes centros populacionais. Aplicando os princípios da Tafonomia a uma amostra de 35 inumações (18 indivíduos do sexo masculino e 17 do feminino, todos adultos; PMI entre 3 e 83 anos) de dois cemitér…
Dental Modifications in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans Found at Lagos (Portugal)
An archaeological intervention in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) allowed the excavation of a deposit of waste dating from the 15th to 17th centuries. Among discarded objects, an important amount of human skeletal remains was exhumed (N = 158 individuals). The archaeological and historical context, as well as the morphometric analysis of the skulls, led us to attribute them an African origin. While historical sources document the trade of slav…
Ancestry Estimation Based on Morphoscopic Traits in a Sample of African Slaves from Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th Centuries): Ancestry Estimation in a Slave Sample from Portugal
In 2009, a skeletal collection of 158 individuals was excavated in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal. These individuals were buried in an unusual way, having been discarded in an urban dump located outside the medieval city walls, dated from the 15th-17th centuries. Lagos was, at the time, an important slave trade harbour, and during the excavation, the morphological appearance of the skulls and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in som…
Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth in a Skeletal Sample of Enslaved Africans (Lagos, Portugal): Periapical Lesions in Intentionally Modified Teeth
Intentional dental modifications are alterations of teeth usually performed as a ritual for aesthetic or identity purposes. However, the execution of the technique is not exempt from risk and can be related to a higher prevalence of dental pathology, more specifically through the exposure of the dental pulp and consequent periapical inflammation. With the aim of analysing the relationship between intentional dental modifications and periapical in…
Eco‐geographic adaptations in the human ribcage throughout a 3D geometric morphometric approach
OBJECTIVES: According to eco-geographic rules, humans from high latitude areas present larger and wider trunks than their low-latitude areas counterparts. This issue has been traditionally addressed on the pelvis but information on the thorax is largely lacking. We test whether ribcages are larger in individuals inhabiting high latitudes than in those from low latitudes and explored the correlation of rib size with latitude. We also test whether …
Growth faltering in a skeletal sample of enslaved nonadult Africans found at Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
The aim of this study is to analyse the growth of a sample of 31 nonadult individuals buried in an unusual way in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) between the 15th and 17th centuries. The archaeological and historical context of the skeletal collection (N = 158), the morphological traits of the skulls, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth in some individuals led to the conclusion that they were African slaves. The study of past popu…
Dental caries and intentional dental modification in a skeletal sample of enslaved Africans from Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries)
In 2009, a salvage archaeological excavation in Valle da Gafaria (Lagos, Portugal) brought to light the skeletal remains of 158 African enslaved individuals (15th–17th centuries), from which several presented intentional dental modifications on their anterior dentition. Although this cultural practice may be related to rites of passage, differential status, group identification, mourning, or embellishment, it is not exempt from risk. Among the po…
Variação anatómica: Análise de caracteres nãométricos do esqueleto pós-craniano em escravos africanos dos séculos XV–XVII (Lagos, Portugal)
Em 2009, foram descobertos, em Lagos (Portugal), os esqueletos de 158 indivíduos inumados numa lixeira dos séculos XV–XVII. As condições de descarte dos indivíduos, o seu perfil biológico, as modificações intencionais dos seus dentes e o contexto histórico de Lagos suportam a hipótese de se ter tratado de escravos africanos. No presente estudo, pretendeuse avaliar a frequência de caracteres nãométricos nos esqueletos destes indivíduos, bem como d…
Cortical bone loss in a sample of human skeletons from the Muge Shell middens
Discarded in the trash: Burials of African enslaved individuals in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
In 2009, an excavation carried out in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal, allowed for the recovery of the skeletal remains of 158 individuals buried in a dump used during the 15th-17th centuries. The archaeological context of the findings, the presence of African items associated with the skeletons, the skulls' morphology, and the presence of intentionally modified teeth suggest that these individuals were African enslaved individuals. The aim of …
Chemosteometric regression models of heat exposed human bones to determine their pre‐burnt metric dimensions
Objectives Heat exposure can lead to apparently random osteometric changes that hinder the application of metric methods used for biological profiling. The impracticality of using objective and burn‐specific osteometric methods reduces the chances of establishing the biological profiles of unknown individuals based on their skeletal remains. We investigated the potential of chemometry analysis based on infrared spectroscopy to predict the amount …
Enamel hypoplasia in African enslaved individuals from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries)
Dental enamel hypoplasia, a defect of enamel formation, has been widely used for the investigation of growth disruptions in past populations, as it provides a permanent record of disturbances occurring during an individual's development. With the aim of recording changes in health status during development of the African enslaved individuals recovered from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th-17th centuries), linear enamel hypoplastic defects …
The association of osteochemometrics and bone mineral density in humans
OBJECTIVES: Even though much is known about bone mineral and matrix composition, studies about their relationship with several bone properties and its alterations related to bone diseases such as osteoporosis are practically non-existent in humans. Thus, the development of methods to understand the effects of bone properties at a microscopic level is paramount. This research aimed to evaluate whether Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total re…
The Unidentified Skeletal Collection of Capuchos Cemetery (Santarém) housed at the University of Coimbra
The aim of this article is to present to the scientific and academic community the Unidentified Skeletal Collection of the Capuchos Cemetery. The skeletons, of contemporary individuals, were collected from the same cemetery as those of the 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection, but their identification is unknown. The collection is composed of 73 individuals, of which 68 are adults of both sexes (34 females, 33 males, and one individual of …
Atypical dental wear in an enslaved individual from Lagos, Portugal
This paper discusses the atypical wear observed on the anterior teeth of an enslaved African adult female (age‐at‐death: 47.62 ± 3.36 years), exhumed from Valle da Gafaria, Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries). All teeth of this individual ( n = 31) were macroscopically observed to score dental wear and caries. A more accentuated wear was observed on the lingual surface of the maxillary anterior teeth, with dentine exposure until the cement‐enam…
Dating death: Postmortem Interval Estimation of Human Skeletal Remains
The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI), particularly the late time since death, is a crucial issue when dealing with human remains. Its establishment is an important task for forensic scientists since it has important legal implications such as identifying a victim or prosecuting an offender. However, dating death is a very complex and challenging task due to the amount of intrinsic and extrinsic factors, that may influence the rate and …
Estimating age-at-death in enslaved African individuals from Valle da Gafaria by pulp/tooth area ratio in canines
A glimpse into the body shape and limb proportions of enslaved Africans from Lagos, Portugal (15th–17th centuries)
At the beginning of the Portuguese maritime expansion (15th century), ships loaded with various goods, including sub‐Saharan enslaved individuals, began to arrive in Portugal. In 2009, osteoarchaeological remains of these individuals were recovered for the first time in Valle da Gafaria, Lagos. Attending to their African origin and given that several studies have shown that the human body generally conforms to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, in thi…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (24 works) · Medicine (19 works) · Geography (12 works) · Archaeology (11 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (11 works) · Dentistry (10 works) · Anatomy (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Orthodontics (5 works)