EXCAVACIÓN ARQUEOLÓGICA Y ANÁLISIS BIOARQUEOLÓGICO EN EL CEMENTERIO DE LA CAPITAL (MENDOZA). REPATRIACIÓN DE LOS RESTOS DE SANTOS ORTIZ E INÉS VÉLEZ DE ORTIZ

Abstract

This paper discloses the results of archaeological excavations in two graves in the cemetery of the city of Mendoza and bioarchaeological analysis carried out on skeletal remains of five individuals exhumed. These studies were conducted under the request for repatriation of the remains of Don Jose Santos Ortiz and Doña Ines Velez de Ortiz, by the government of the province of San Luis and family members. The exhumation and study of skeletal remains was authorized by the general direction of the heritage of Mendoza. It presents the methodology for the identification of individuals, as well as the techniques used for anatomical reassembly disjointed sets. The high frequency of tooth loss recorded is probably associated with a diet rich in carbohydrates and with elderly individuals. On the other hand, the combination of evidence with information bioarchaeological documentary sources allowed for different interpretations adjusted on family relationships of individuals as well as the cause of death of individuals who showed signs of violence.

Keywords

• repatriation
• human remains
• archeology
• bioarchaeology