El complex arqueològic de Can Roqueta: un poblat paradigmàtic del bronze inicial a la Depressió Prelitoral Catalana

Les diverses intervencions arqueològiques realitzades al jaciment arqueològic de Can Roqueta han permèsdocumentar un notable assentament que presenta una forquilla cronològica que abasta, bàsicament, la primerameitat del II mil·lenni cal. BC, en un moment que ha estat definit com a bronze inicial. Les estructures documentades,sempre negatives, presenten una gran diversitat de rebliments, de tipologia i de funcionalitat, on l’úsfunerari pren un pes específic fonamental per entendre l’organització social i econòmica d’aquest assentamentde l’edat del bronze

Estudis de les restes humanes del Neolític Antic de la comarca del Montsià (Tarragona)

[ESP]Se trata del estudio de los restos óseos y dentarios procedentes de once yacimientos neolIticos de Ia comarca del Montsià. Se ha realizado un trabajo comparativo de la dentición, y el estudio de la dieta mediante el análisis del contenido de elementos traza indica que la muestra presentaría una dieta eminentemente vegetariana. [EN] This is a study of dental and bone remains from eleven Neolithic excavation sites in the county of Montsià. A comparative study of the teeth and a study of the diet was made by analysing the content of trace elements that indicate an essentially vegetarian diet in the sample provided

The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe

From around 2750 to 2500 bc, Bell Beaker pottery became widespread across western and central Europe, before it disappeared between 2200 and 1800 bc. The forces that propelled its expansion are a matter of long-standing debate, and there is support for both cultural diffusion and migration having a role in this process. Here we present genome-wide data from 400 Neolithic, Copper Age and Bronze Age Europeans, including 226 individuals associated with Beaker-complex artefacts. We detected limited genetic affinity between Beaker-complex-associated individuals from Iberia and central Europe, and thus exclude migration as an important mechanism of spread between these two regions. However, migration had a key role in the further dissemination of the Beaker complex. We document this phenomenon most clearly in Britain, where the spread of the Beaker complex introduced high levels of steppe-related ancestry and was associated with the replacement of approximately 90% of Britain’s gene pool within a few hundred years, continuing the east-to-west expansion that had brought steppe-related ancestry into central and northern Europe over the previous centuries

Réflexions méthodologiques liées à la diagnose sexuelle des squelettes non-adultes

Summary. — In this paper some methodological problems of sexual diagnosis in juveniles are examined. These are related to morphological approaches and measurements based upon the hip bones, and especially the ilium. According to our observations, imprecise definitions of measurements and a subjective selection among the morphological features can introduce problems in the study.Résumé. — Quelques problèmes méthodologiques liés à la diagnose sexuelle des sujets immatures, à partir des propositions faites sur les os coxaux sont discutés. L'ilium est le plus fréquemment retenu dans les travaux pour décrire des caractères ou des mesures considérés comme valables dans l'estimation du sexe des squelettes non-adultes. D'après nos observations, les problèmes majeurs dérivent des définitions imprécises des mesures et des points de repère sur les os immatures. La subjectivité qui accompagne la définition des caractères qualitatifs sélectionnés est également abordée.Majó Tona. Réflexions méthodologiques liées à la diagnose sexuelle des squelettes non-adultes. In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Nouvelle Série. Tome 8 fascicule 3-4, 1996. pp. 481-490