Lapa da Bugalheira is a natural cave with a funerary context dated to the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic period. This cave was excavated in the 1940s, and in 2019. The aim of this work is the osteological study of the human remains recovered from both interventions that correspond to the same funerary context. This assemblage of human bones corresponds to a minimum of 35 individuals, 24 adults and 11 non-adults. The prevalence of pathological conditions is low, and they include oral, traumatic, infectious, degenerative and congenital ones. This research confirms that the re-examination and study of old collections are an essential contribution to our knowledge of past populations.

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URN:NBN:SI:doc-HYOR7KDH

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303520771

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10.4312/dp.52.18

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04.11.2026

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Maximiano Gomes, Helena, Rodrigues, Filipa, Silva, Ana Maria Gama da (2025). Digging at the museum. Documenta Praehistorica, issue 52, str. 430-444. URN:NBN:SI:doc-HYOR7KDH from http://www.dlib.si

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Maximiano Gomes, Helena, Rodrigues, Filipa, Silva, Ana Maria Gama da. "Digging at the museum." Documenta Praehistorica issue 52 (2025) str. 430-444.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:doc-HYOR7KDH>

Documenta Praehistorica
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Digging at the museum : unveiling the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic individuals of Lapa da Bugalheira (Torres Novas) through bioarchaeologyIzkopavanja v muzeju : odkrivanje posameznikov iz poznega neolitika/bakrene dobe s pomočjo bioarheologije v jami Lapa da Bugalheira (Torres Novas)

Digging at the museum : unveiling the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic individuals of Lapa da Bugalheira (Torres Novas) through bioarchaeology
Izkopavanja v muzeju : odkrivanje posameznikov iz poznega neolitika/bakrene dobe s pomočjo bioarheologije v jami Lapa da Bugalheira (Torres Novas)