Z Laffranchi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 47837 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Z Laffranchi |
| NOMBRES | Z |
| APELLIDO | Laffranchi |
| FIRMA | LAFFRANCHI Z |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidad de Granada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8553-771X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Multi-isotopic insights into diet, mobility, and status in the Picene necropolis of Novilara, Italy (8th-7th centuries BCE)
The Early Iron Age in Italy was associated with the formation of pre-Roman cultural identities and increasingly differentiated social structures. Yet, the extent to which these transformations were reflected in diet, mobility, and embodied life experiences remains poorly understood. This study applies an explicitly multiproxy framework to investigate social differentiation at Novilara (central Italy, 8th–7th centuries BCE), one of the largest nec…
Paleoparasitological evidence of helminth infections in individuals from two Late Iron Age necropolises in Northern Italy (3rd-1st c. BCE)
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the presence of digestive macroparasites (helminths) in human remains from the Late Iron Age (3rd-1st c. BCE) in northern Italy (Verona province). MATERIALS: Pelvic soil samples and control samples from the skull or foot areas of 55 individuals from the necropolises of Seminario Vescovile (n = 45) and Povegliano Veronese (n = 10). METHODS: All samples were examined using brightfield optical microscopy. In addition, soil sample…
La Maqbara de La Torrecilla, Arenas del Rey, Granada
The Islamic cemetery of La Torrecilla was uncovered in 1968 when Antonio Arribas Palau and his team from the Department of Prehistory Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Granada were conducting documentation work on the dolmen necropolis located in this area. Following, the discovery of these first burial sites, several archaeological interventions were undertaken, culminating in four campaigns that concluded in 1976. In this p…
"Celts" up the Alps. Patterns of territorial mobility and funerary variability in Switzerland during the Late Iron Age
The European Late Iron Age (ca. 5th-1st centuries BCE) is characterized by significant economic, social, and cultural transformations, including the development and intensification of cultural and economic networks. These features make the last centuries BCE relevant for the study of human territorial mobility and its demographic and social correlates. In this study, we investigate the frequency and nature of human mobility during the Late Iron A…
La paleoparasitología en el estudio de la sociedad islámica altomedieval de la Península Ibérica
Los parásitos están presentes en todos los ecosistemas y necesitan hospedadores para su supervivencia. En el caso del hospedador humano, no son pocas las ocasiones en las que esta relación heteroespecífica se traduce en la presencia de enfermedades en el mismo. En época medieval se documentan con frecuencia diversos elementos, tales como el tipo de alimentación, vivienda, características demográficas, recursos o los métodos de explotación. En el …
Aproximacion paleodemografica a una poblacion altomedieval de la Peninsula Iberica
En este trabajo se analizan los datos del estudio antropológico y arqueológico del cementerio de Santa María de Tejuela que pueden aportar información sobre aspectos paleodemográficos. El número de individuos asciende a 182, aunque solo 125 tienen edad y sexo asignados. Hay más hombres que mujeres, y la mayoría fallecieron antes de cumplir los 41 años, no habiendo mujeres que vivieran más allá de los 61 años. El número de enterramientos de niños …
Co-occurrence of malignant neoplasm and Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna in an Iron Age individual from Münsingen-Rain (Switzerland)
Introduction of sugarcane in Al‐Andalus (Medieval Spain) and its impact on children's dental health
The introduction of sugarcane in Europe by the Arabs in the 10th century AD brought about a drastic change in gastronomy and oral health. In Southern Spain (Al‐Andalus), sugarcane was mainly consumed by the elite, although its consumption became relatively widespread during the Nasrid Kingdom. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the introduction of sugar on human diet and oral health by comparing patterns of caries in deciduous tee…
Sex differences in diet and life conditions in a rural Medieval Islamic population from Spain (La Torrecilla, Granada)
OBJECTIVES: Gender differentiation can influence the diet, physical activity, and health of human populations. Multifaceted approaches are therefore necessary when exploring the biological consequences of gender-related social norms in the past. Here, we explore the links between diet, physiological stress, physical activity, and gender differentiation in the Medieval Islamic population of La Torrecilla (Granada, Spain, 13th-15th century AD), by …
Social differentiation and well-being in the Italian Iron Age
The possible association between "biological" and "social" status in the past is a central topic in bioarchaeological studies. For the Italian Iron Age, previous research comparing skeletal and funerary variables depicts a multifaceted scenario consistent with nuanced biocultural patterns. This calls for additional studies on a broader series of archaeological contexts and skeletal assemblages. Here, we contribute new data about the biological co…
Exploring diet in an isolated medieval rural community of Northern Iberia
Gendered division of labor in a Celtic community? A comparison of sex differences in entheseal changes and long bone shape and robusticity in the pre‐Roman population of Verona (Italy, third–first cen…
OBJECTIVES: The presence of a gendered subdivision of labor has been bioarchaeologically investigated in various prehistoric and historical contexts. Little is known, however, about the type of differences in daily activities characterizing men and women among the Celtic communities of Italy. The focus of the present study is the analysis of differences in patterns of entheseal changes (ECs) and long bone shape and robusticity between sexes among…
Funerary reuse of a Roman amphitheatre
The economic and political disruption following the collapse of the Roman Empire is an important moment for the cultural and biological history of Western Europe. One of the trends associated this socioeconomic change is the reuse of Roman public monuments for different purposes including funerary ones. The cultural meaning of this practice, occasionally described throughout Europe, is however still unclear. Here, we present a study of a group of…
Infant feeding practices in a pre-Roman/Celtic population from Verona (Italy)
Posibles casos de tuberculosis y brucelosis en poblados argáricos de Galera (Granada)
Una de las características principales de las poblaciones argáricas de la Edad del Bronce de Granada es la existencia de una economía agropecuaria con la presencia de animales dentro de los núcleos poblacionales, lo que supone un riesgo de contagio. En este estudio se presentan unos casos atribuibles a dos enfermedades infecciosas de esta índole hallados en los poblados de Castellón Alto y Fuente Amarga, ambos en Galera (provincia de Granada). En…
Sexual dimorphism in two mediaeval Muslim populations from Spain
Culte aux ancêtres dans la période chalcolithique de la péninsule ibérique ? Le sacrifice d’animaux, la circulation des restes humains et la différence de traitement entre hommes et femmes dans les to…
How royals feasted in the court of Pedro I of Castile
Foot polydactyly and bipartite medial cuneiform
Violence in the Central Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age
One of the most interesting sites of the Bronze Age in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula is La Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real), dated between 2200 and 1350bc. The main objective of this study was to investigate interpersonal violence in this site and to report an uncommon case of violent death. No traumatic injury was detected in any child, and men and women significantly differed in the frequency of traumas. More traumatisms wer…
La cronología y variedad de los sistemas funerarios en Marroquíes. Una aproximación desde las excavaciones del Sistema Tranviario de Jaén
Este trabajo ofrece información sobre tres aspectos dentro de la complejidad arqueológica del yacimiento de Marroquíes (Jaén, España): 1) la composición de la población inhumada en las estructuras excavadas en la roca y el diferente tratamiento que los individuos sufrieron especialmente en cuanto a su integración en enterramientos múltiples o colectivos y su afección o no por estrategias de remoción de los huesos; 2) la composición de la cabaña g…
An example of a severe neck injury with survival seen in a Bronze Age burial
We present a paleopathological analysis of an adult male from the Bronze Age site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real) from the Spanish region of La Mancha. The hyoid bone from this individual exhibits a healed fracture. This is an exceptional archaeological find. This injury is extremely rare apart from hanging and strangulation, and it is even rarer since the individual survived this injury to his neck. This injury was probably produced …
Gendered division of labor in a Celtic community? A comparison of sex differences in entheseal changes and long bone shape and robusticity in the pre‐Roman population of Verona (Italy, third–first cen…
OBJECTIVES: The presence of a gendered subdivision of labor has been bioarchaeologically investigated in various prehistoric and historical contexts. Little is known, however, about the type of differences in daily activities characterizing men and women among the Celtic communities of Italy. The focus of the present study is the analysis of differences in patterns of entheseal changes (ECs) and long bone shape and robusticity between sexes among…
Violence in the Central Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age
One of the most interesting sites of the Bronze Age in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula is La Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real), dated between 2200 and 1350bc. The main objective of this study was to investigate interpersonal violence in this site and to report an uncommon case of violent death. No traumatic injury was detected in any child, and men and women significantly differed in the frequency of traumas. More traumatisms wer…
Infant feeding practices in a pre-Roman/Celtic population from Verona (Italy)
How royals feasted in the court of Pedro I of Castile
Introduction of sugarcane in Al‐Andalus (Medieval Spain) and its impact on children's dental health
The introduction of sugarcane in Europe by the Arabs in the 10th century AD brought about a drastic change in gastronomy and oral health. In Southern Spain (Al‐Andalus), sugarcane was mainly consumed by the elite, although its consumption became relatively widespread during the Nasrid Kingdom. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the introduction of sugar on human diet and oral health by comparing patterns of caries in deciduous tee…
Social differentiation and well-being in the Italian Iron Age
The possible association between "biological" and "social" status in the past is a central topic in bioarchaeological studies. For the Italian Iron Age, previous research comparing skeletal and funerary variables depicts a multifaceted scenario consistent with nuanced biocultural patterns. This calls for additional studies on a broader series of archaeological contexts and skeletal assemblages. Here, we contribute new data about the biological co…
Funerary reuse of a Roman amphitheatre
The economic and political disruption following the collapse of the Roman Empire is an important moment for the cultural and biological history of Western Europe. One of the trends associated this socioeconomic change is the reuse of Roman public monuments for different purposes including funerary ones. The cultural meaning of this practice, occasionally described throughout Europe, is however still unclear. Here, we present a study of a group of…
An example of a severe neck injury with survival seen in a Bronze Age burial
We present a paleopathological analysis of an adult male from the Bronze Age site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real) from the Spanish region of La Mancha. The hyoid bone from this individual exhibits a healed fracture. This is an exceptional archaeological find. This injury is extremely rare apart from hanging and strangulation, and it is even rarer since the individual survived this injury to his neck. This injury was probably produced …
La paleoparasitología en el estudio de la sociedad islámica altomedieval de la Península Ibérica
Los parásitos están presentes en todos los ecosistemas y necesitan hospedadores para su supervivencia. En el caso del hospedador humano, no son pocas las ocasiones en las que esta relación heteroespecífica se traduce en la presencia de enfermedades en el mismo. En época medieval se documentan con frecuencia diversos elementos, tales como el tipo de alimentación, vivienda, características demográficas, recursos o los métodos de explotación. En el …
Exploring diet in an isolated medieval rural community of Northern Iberia
Posibles casos de tuberculosis y brucelosis en poblados argáricos de Galera (Granada)
Una de las características principales de las poblaciones argáricas de la Edad del Bronce de Granada es la existencia de una economía agropecuaria con la presencia de animales dentro de los núcleos poblacionales, lo que supone un riesgo de contagio. En este estudio se presentan unos casos atribuibles a dos enfermedades infecciosas de esta índole hallados en los poblados de Castellón Alto y Fuente Amarga, ambos en Galera (provincia de Granada). En…
An example of a severe neck injury with survival seen in a Bronze Age burial
We present a paleopathological analysis of an adult male from the Bronze Age site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real) from the Spanish region of La Mancha. The hyoid bone from this individual exhibits a healed fracture. This is an exceptional archaeological find. This injury is extremely rare apart from hanging and strangulation, and it is even rarer since the individual survived this injury to his neck. This injury was probably produced …
La cronología y variedad de los sistemas funerarios en Marroquíes. Una aproximación desde las excavaciones del Sistema Tranviario de Jaén
Este trabajo ofrece información sobre tres aspectos dentro de la complejidad arqueológica del yacimiento de Marroquíes (Jaén, España): 1) la composición de la población inhumada en las estructuras excavadas en la roca y el diferente tratamiento que los individuos sufrieron especialmente en cuanto a su integración en enterramientos múltiples o colectivos y su afección o no por estrategias de remoción de los huesos; 2) la composición de la cabaña g…
Violence in the Central Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age
One of the most interesting sites of the Bronze Age in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula is La Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real), dated between 2200 and 1350bc. The main objective of this study was to investigate interpersonal violence in this site and to report an uncommon case of violent death. No traumatic injury was detected in any child, and men and women significantly differed in the frequency of traumas. More traumatisms wer…
Foot polydactyly and bipartite medial cuneiform
Sexual dimorphism in two mediaeval Muslim populations from Spain
Culte aux ancêtres dans la période chalcolithique de la péninsule ibérique ? Le sacrifice d’animaux, la circulation des restes humains et la différence de traitement entre hommes et femmes dans les to…
How royals feasted in the court of Pedro I of Castile
Infant feeding practices in a pre-Roman/Celtic population from Verona (Italy)
Posibles casos de tuberculosis y brucelosis en poblados argáricos de Galera (Granada)
Una de las características principales de las poblaciones argáricas de la Edad del Bronce de Granada es la existencia de una economía agropecuaria con la presencia de animales dentro de los núcleos poblacionales, lo que supone un riesgo de contagio. En este estudio se presentan unos casos atribuibles a dos enfermedades infecciosas de esta índole hallados en los poblados de Castellón Alto y Fuente Amarga, ambos en Galera (provincia de Granada). En…
Exploring diet in an isolated medieval rural community of Northern Iberia
Gendered division of labor in a Celtic community? A comparison of sex differences in entheseal changes and long bone shape and robusticity in the pre‐Roman population of Verona (Italy, third–first cen…
OBJECTIVES: The presence of a gendered subdivision of labor has been bioarchaeologically investigated in various prehistoric and historical contexts. Little is known, however, about the type of differences in daily activities characterizing men and women among the Celtic communities of Italy. The focus of the present study is the analysis of differences in patterns of entheseal changes (ECs) and long bone shape and robusticity between sexes among…
Funerary reuse of a Roman amphitheatre
The economic and political disruption following the collapse of the Roman Empire is an important moment for the cultural and biological history of Western Europe. One of the trends associated this socioeconomic change is the reuse of Roman public monuments for different purposes including funerary ones. The cultural meaning of this practice, occasionally described throughout Europe, is however still unclear. Here, we present a study of a group of…
Co-occurrence of malignant neoplasm and Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna in an Iron Age individual from Münsingen-Rain (Switzerland)
Introduction of sugarcane in Al‐Andalus (Medieval Spain) and its impact on children's dental health
The introduction of sugarcane in Europe by the Arabs in the 10th century AD brought about a drastic change in gastronomy and oral health. In Southern Spain (Al‐Andalus), sugarcane was mainly consumed by the elite, although its consumption became relatively widespread during the Nasrid Kingdom. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the introduction of sugar on human diet and oral health by comparing patterns of caries in deciduous tee…
Sex differences in diet and life conditions in a rural Medieval Islamic population from Spain (La Torrecilla, Granada)
OBJECTIVES: Gender differentiation can influence the diet, physical activity, and health of human populations. Multifaceted approaches are therefore necessary when exploring the biological consequences of gender-related social norms in the past. Here, we explore the links between diet, physiological stress, physical activity, and gender differentiation in the Medieval Islamic population of La Torrecilla (Granada, Spain, 13th-15th century AD), by …
Social differentiation and well-being in the Italian Iron Age
The possible association between "biological" and "social" status in the past is a central topic in bioarchaeological studies. For the Italian Iron Age, previous research comparing skeletal and funerary variables depicts a multifaceted scenario consistent with nuanced biocultural patterns. This calls for additional studies on a broader series of archaeological contexts and skeletal assemblages. Here, we contribute new data about the biological co…
La paleoparasitología en el estudio de la sociedad islámica altomedieval de la Península Ibérica
Los parásitos están presentes en todos los ecosistemas y necesitan hospedadores para su supervivencia. En el caso del hospedador humano, no son pocas las ocasiones en las que esta relación heteroespecífica se traduce en la presencia de enfermedades en el mismo. En época medieval se documentan con frecuencia diversos elementos, tales como el tipo de alimentación, vivienda, características demográficas, recursos o los métodos de explotación. En el …
Aproximacion paleodemografica a una poblacion altomedieval de la Peninsula Iberica
En este trabajo se analizan los datos del estudio antropológico y arqueológico del cementerio de Santa María de Tejuela que pueden aportar información sobre aspectos paleodemográficos. El número de individuos asciende a 182, aunque solo 125 tienen edad y sexo asignados. Hay más hombres que mujeres, y la mayoría fallecieron antes de cumplir los 41 años, no habiendo mujeres que vivieran más allá de los 61 años. El número de enterramientos de niños …
Paleoparasitological evidence of helminth infections in individuals from two Late Iron Age necropolises in Northern Italy (3rd-1st c. BCE)
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the presence of digestive macroparasites (helminths) in human remains from the Late Iron Age (3rd-1st c. BCE) in northern Italy (Verona province). MATERIALS: Pelvic soil samples and control samples from the skull or foot areas of 55 individuals from the necropolises of Seminario Vescovile (n = 45) and Povegliano Veronese (n = 10). METHODS: All samples were examined using brightfield optical microscopy. In addition, soil sample…
La Maqbara de La Torrecilla, Arenas del Rey, Granada
The Islamic cemetery of La Torrecilla was uncovered in 1968 when Antonio Arribas Palau and his team from the Department of Prehistory Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Granada were conducting documentation work on the dolmen necropolis located in this area. Following, the discovery of these first burial sites, several archaeological interventions were undertaken, culminating in four campaigns that concluded in 1976. In this p…
"Celts" up the Alps. Patterns of territorial mobility and funerary variability in Switzerland during the Late Iron Age
The European Late Iron Age (ca. 5th-1st centuries BCE) is characterized by significant economic, social, and cultural transformations, including the development and intensification of cultural and economic networks. These features make the last centuries BCE relevant for the study of human territorial mobility and its demographic and social correlates. In this study, we investigate the frequency and nature of human mobility during the Late Iron A…
Multi-isotopic insights into diet, mobility, and status in the Picene necropolis of Novilara, Italy (8th-7th centuries BCE)
The Early Iron Age in Italy was associated with the formation of pre-Roman cultural identities and increasingly differentiated social structures. Yet, the extent to which these transformations were reflected in diet, mobility, and embodied life experiences remains poorly understood. This study applies an explicitly multiproxy framework to investigate social differentiation at Novilara (central Italy, 8th–7th centuries BCE), one of the largest nec…
Geography (14 obras) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (12 obras) · Archaeology (11 obras) · Demography (10 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (7 obras) · Population (7 obras) · Art (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras)