Analyzing and Interpreting Lime Burials from the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939): A Case Study from La Carcavilla Cemeter

• Eline M.J. Schotsmans ^[1] ; Almudena García-Rubio ^[4] ; Howell G.M. Edwards ^[2] ; Tasnim Munshi ^[3] ; Andrew S. Wilson ^[2] ; Luis Ríıos ^[5]
  1. [1] University of Bordeaux

     University of Bordeaux

     Arrondissement de Bordeaux, Francia

     
  2. [2] University of Bradford

     University of Bradford

     Reino Unido

     
  3. [3] University of Lincoln

     University of Lincoln

     Lincoln District, Reino Unido

     
  4. [4] Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  5. [5] Department of Physical Anthropology Aranzadi Society of Sciences Donostia Basque Country Spain

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• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 62, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 498-510
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Over 500 victims of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) were buried in the cemetery of La Carcavilla (Palencia, Spain). White material, observed in several burials, was analyzed with Raman spectroscopy and powder XRD, and confirmed to be lime. Archaeological find- ings at La Carcavilla’s cemetery show that the application of lime was used in an organized way, mostly associated with coffinless interments of victims of Francoist repression. In burials with a lime cast, observations made it possible to draw conclusions regarding the presence of soft tissue at the moment of deposition, the sequence of events, and the presence of clothing and other evidence. This study illustrates the importance of analyzing a burial within the depositional environment and taphonomic context