Forensic, anthropological and pathological analysis of the Guanche mummies from Necoche (Argentina)

The two Guanche mummies sold to Argentinean businessmen at the end of the 19th century are known as NEC-1 and NEC-2. NEC-1 is a young female, very gracile, showing severe stress markers. NEC-2 is a young male, tall and robust for the time in which he lived, and shows a lethal lesion in the skull wit...

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Published in:Journal of Biological Research 2021-10, Vol.80 (1)
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Martín, Conrado, Guichón, Ricardo, Flegenheimer, Nora, Martín-Oval, Mercedes
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Language:English
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Summary:The two Guanche mummies sold to Argentinean businessmen at the end of the 19th century are known as NEC-1 and NEC-2. NEC-1 is a young female, very gracile, showing severe stress markers. NEC-2 is a young male, tall and robust for the time in which he lived, and shows a lethal lesion in the skull with a trephination in the base. In this paper we present the most prominent forensic anthropological data of both mummies, as well as the pathologies observed, the differential diagnosis of the lesion in NEC-2, and the possible causes of death of both individuals along with the methods used in these studies.
ISSN:1826-8838
2284-0230
DOI:10.4081/jbr.2005.10118