Gentes del Islam. Ritual funerario e historias de vida en la maqbara de Pamplona

Abstract

We present some results obtained from the osteoarcheological study carried out on the remains exhumed in the maqbara of the Plaza del Castillo de Pamplona. Of the 172 Islamic graves identified, 177 skeletons have been recovered in different conservation states. Demographically, it represents a natural population, typical of pre vaccine societies, where almost half of the population died before reaching adulthood. The pathological data have allowed recognizing different diseases of infectious, metabolic, congenital and tumor origin, among others. Injuries of violent origin are highlights, which in five cases resulted in the death of individuals, men in all cases. A complex population with African, local and mixed markers is genetically recognized. The identification of intentional dental manipulations, preferably in women, allows us to recognize originally African cultural markers, also present in the genetically local population, a clear sign of acculturation on the part of the native population.