Demography is the study of population dynamics. The primary foci of demography are rates
and levels of mortality, fertility, and migration and how these all interact to produce …

The coexistence of cultural identities and their interaction is a fundamental topic of social
sciences that is not easily addressed in prehistory. Differences in mortuary treatment can …

Abstract During the Late Neolithic (ca. 3500–2900 cal BC), the Rioja Alavesa region of north‐
central Spain witnessed great demographic pressure and social unrest, manifested as …

The sex profile estimation of pre-historic communities is often complicated by the
commingled and scattered nature of skeletal assemblages. Demographic profiles are …

Uncertainties regarding traditional osteological methods in biological sex estimation can
often be overcome with genomic and proteomic analyses. The combination of the three …

Variation in burial location and treatment is often observed in the prehistoric archaeological
record, but its interpretation is usually highly ambiguous. Biomolecular approaches provide …

Reconstructing the biological profile of a skeletal sample is essential for defining a particular
demographic group or classifying isolated remains. These results allow us to complete the …

In the last few decades, archaeology has undergone a profound transformation. The
inclusion of techniques from a wide range of other sciences, as well as the specific …

Abstract The Iberian Chalcolithic displayed a remarkable variety of funerary practices, which
has been related to interpopulation differences, intrapopulation social‐cultural differences …

El Mirador cave has become a reference for the study of the economic, social organization
and funerary behavior of first farming communities in the Iberian Peninsula. In this chapter …