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We would like to thank the Museum of Reus for allowing us access to the collection and for providing us with all the information available. Thanks to Dr. Miguel Estefania and the plastic and reconstructive surgery team at the University Hospital of Burgos (HUBU) for their help and comments on our study. MicroCT acquisiton was conducted by Ronan Ledevin (PLACAMAT, Universite de Bordeaux) . Charles Hildebolt pro-vided early feedback on probable trauma. This research was conducted within the project "Evolucio paleo-ambiental i poblament prehistoric a les conques dels rius Francoli, Gaia, Siurana i les rieres del Camp de Tarragona" (Departament de Cultura, Generalitat de Catalunya, CLT009/18/00053, ARQ001SOL-186-2022) , IPHES research group 2021-SGR-01239 and Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2022PFR-URV-64) . Miguel & Aacute;. Moreno-Ibanez was beneficiary of a FPU18/02291 scholarship from the Ministry of Universities of Spain, and currently teaching fellow in the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) . Raquel Hernando was beneficiary of a Marti-Franques Research Grant (URV 2019PMF-PIPF-59) , and currently a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellow-ship (JDC2022-048511-I) . John C. Willman is funded by National Funds through the FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the projects UIDB/00283/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00283/2020) and 2021.02147.CEECIND (https://doi.org/10.54499/2021.02147.CEECIND/CP1656/CT0033) .

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Re-evaluating the human remains from El Bosquet cave (Mont-ral, Tarragona, Spain): healed trauma and forgotten past

Publicated to:Anthropologischer Anzeiger. 82 (1): 63-72 - 2025-01-01 82(1), DOI: 10.1127/anthranz/2024/1782

Authors: Moreno-Ibáñez MÁ; Hernando R; Yustos M; Willman JC; Vergès JM

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Abstract

During the early development of archaeology in Spain, many of the materials obtained from excavations were later forgotten in museum deposits. However, re-investigation of these collections with contemporary methodologies can still contribute valuable knowledge. This study presents the case of El Bosquet Cave (Mont-ral, Tarragona, Spain), located in the Northeastern Iberian Peninsula. This cave was excavated and documented in 1956 and the recovered materials were transferred, years later, to the Reus Museum, where they are currently located. Our results provide a more precise Middle Bronze Age chronology for the site in addition to bioarchaeological conclusions on the human remains from four individuals. Of note is a healed mandibular fracture in one of the individuals. Trauma observed in human skeletal remains reflect the conditions and risks of human groups in relation to daily activities or may be the result of interpersonal violence. In the Iberian Peninsula there are very few documented cases of mandibular fractures in prehistoric populations. This study contributes to the knowledge of the populations of the recent prehistory in the region of Catalonia and highlights the importance of reanalyzing the collections that are deposited and, in many cases forgotten, in the different museums of the territory.

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Antemortem traumaDiagnosisIberian peninsulaIberian prehistorIberian prehistoryInjuriesMandible fracturesMiddle bronze agePaleoimagingPatterSepulchral cave

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The work has been published in the journal Anthropologischer Anzeiger due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Anthropology. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Anthropology.

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This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal; United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Moreno Ibáñez, Miguel Ángel) and Last Author (Vergès Bosch, Josep Maria).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Moreno Ibáñez, Miguel Ángel.