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@article{item_3499005,
title = {{On the traces of lost identities: Chronological, anthropological and taphonomic analyses of the Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic fragmented and commingled human remains from the Farneto rock shelter (Bologna, northern Italy)}},
author = {Nicolosi, Teresa and Mariotti, Valentina and Talamo, Sahra and Miari, Monica and Minarini, Laura and Nenzioni, Gabriele and Lenzi, Fiamma and Pietrobelli, Annalisa and Sorrentino, Rita and Benazzi, Stefano and Belcastro, Maria Giovanna},
language = {eng},
issn = {1866-9557; 1866-9565},
doi = {10.1007/s12520-023-01727-2},
year = {2023},
date = {2023},
abstract = {{The present study examines the prehistoric human skeletal remains retrieved starting from the 1920s in the deposit of the Farneto rock shelter, situated in the area of the {\textquoteleft}Parco dei Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell{\textquoteright}Abbadessa{\textquoteright} (San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, northern Italy). An exact dating and a reliable interpretation of the assemblage had not been reached so far because of the lack of contextual data useful for dating purposes, the inaccurate recovery procedures of the remains and their state of preservation. In fact, the skeletal remains from the Farneto rock shelter are highly fragmented and commingled, whereas reliable information about their original position and their recovery procedures are not available. Despite these difficulties, radiocarbon analyses allowed the precise dating of the remains to a final phase of the Neolithic and an early phase of the Eneolithic period in Emilia Romagna (northern Italy). The study of the assemblage enabled to clarify the use of the context for funerary purposes. Moreover, the anthropological and taphonomic analyses of the skeletal remains shed light on the biological profile of the individuals and on some events that occurred after their death. In particular, the analysis of perimortem lesions highlighted the existence of intentional interventions related to corpse treatment, referable to dismembering/disarticulation and scarnification, i.e. cleaning of bones from soft tissues. Finally, the comparison with other Italian and European Neo/Eneolithic funerary contexts enabled a better understanding of these complex ritual practices.}},
journal = {{Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences}},
volume = {15},
eid = {36},
}