The Unidentified Skeletal Collection of Capuchos Cemetery (Santarém) housed at the University of Coimbra

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ID6136214
AutoresAndreia José (0000-0003-1139-0131, University of Coimbra), Laura Tomé (0000-0002-7429-0659), Catarina Coelho (0000-0001-7338-4955, University of Coimbra), E Cunha (0000-0003-2998-371X, University of Coimbra), C Umbelino (0000-0003-4834-7364, University of Coimbra), Maria Teresa Ferreira (0000-0002-2437-7780, University of Coimbra)
Ano2021
Fascículo38
Páginas79-98
Data de publicação2021-12-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAntropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982
EditoraCoimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.14195/2182-7982_38_5
OpenAlexW4200374553
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas15

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 unknown sex) and five are non-adults. The skeletons are reasonably preserved although several are incomplete as result of taphonomic changes during inhumations, but also due to the experimental research made so far. Most of the adult individuals present nonmetric characters, being the scapular notch the most frequent. Regarding the osteopathology, it was observed that the majority of adult individuals have pathological changes, with degenerative pathology being the most frequent. In addition, some individual exhibit medical devices and/or signs of chirurgical procedures. The Unidentified Skeletal Collection of the Capuchos Cemetery is an osteological collection that, although not containing individual biographical data, has contributed to teaching and research in Biological and Forensic Anthropology in subjects such as osteology, morphology, biological profile, paleopathology, cremains, and the development of new methods

Archaeology · Bioarchaeology · Biological anthropology · Biology · Forensic anthropology · Geography · Identification (biology · Osteology · Paleopathology · Pathology · Skeleton (computer programming · Sociology · Taphonomy · Anthropology · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Anatomy · Ecology