Exploring Death

Berta Morell-Rovira is a researcher in archaeology at the Milà i Fontanals Institution – Spanish National Research Council. She completed her PhD at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2019. Her research focuses on studying Neolithic funerary contexts in the Western Mediterranean and Central Europe using 14C dating, as well as 87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, δ15N & δ13C isotopic analysis. F. Xavier Oms held his PhD in 2014, and he is currently a lecturer at the Section of Prehistory and Archaeology of the University of Barcelona. His research focuses primarily on the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition and the study of early Neolithic colonisations in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula through chronology and ceramics. He has directed and is currently directing numerous field archaeology projects. Gerard Remolins is an archaeologist at the company ReGiraRocs. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Geostatistics and Spatial Archeology with the study of spatial patterns of intra-site organization in prehistoric sites in the central and western Mediterranean. Juan F. Gibaja received his PhD in prehistory from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2002. He is currently a researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He specialises in use-wear analysis, and his research has focused on the Mesolithic to Neolithic societies in the Mediterranean. In recent years he has directed several projects on the funerary contexts of northeast Iberia.

• List of contributors Acknowledgements Note on the edition, by Luis Calvo Calvo 1. Introduction Berta Morell-Rovira, F. Xavier Oms, Gerard Remolins, Izaro Quevedo and Juan F. Gibaja2. The last Mesolithic groups in the western Mediterranean F. Xavier Oms, Fabio Santaniello and Juan F. Gibaja3. The Neolithic expansion across the central and western Mediterranean: revisiting the radiocarbon framework Niccolò Mazzucco, Thomas Huet and Juan F. Gibaja4. The arrival of the first farmers and herders in the Iberian Peninsula F. Xavier Oms, Juan F. Gibaja and Berta Morell-Rovira5. A view of the mortuary world in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula through the history of research Araceli Martín6. Geographic distribution and funerary diversity in the Sepulcros de Fosa Culture Gerard Remolins, Juan F. Gibaja, Alfons Fíguls and Izaro Quevedo7. Chronology and periodisation of the funerary practices Berta Morell-Rovira, F. Xavier Oms and Juan F. Gibaja8. Neolithic burials in the northeast Iberian Peninsula: typology and chronology Araceli Martín, Stephanie Duboscq, F. Xavier Oms, Roser Pou, Josep Mestres, Miquel Martí, Xavier Esteve, M. Eulàlia Subirà and Juan F. Gibaja9. The Bòbila Madurell–Can Gambús paradox: an iconic burial site and an outlier? Florence Allièse10. Skeletal modifications: lesions and physical activities Stephanie Duboscq11. The diet of Neolithic communities in northeast Iberia Maria Fontanals-Coll12. Evidence of hunter-gatherer biological profile retention in farmer populations in the Iberian Peninsula basedon dental non-metric trait analysis Diego López-Onaindia and M. Eulàlia Subirà13. DNA analysis: characterisation and origin of populations Cláudia Gomes14. Middle Neolithic vessels as grave goods in the northeast Iberian Peninsula F. Xavier Oms, Araceli Martín, Josep Mestres, Josep Tarrús, Anna Bach, Clàudia Masó, Izaro Quevedo and Miriam Cubas15. Faunal remains Silvia Albizuri and Patricia Martín16. Chipped lithic implements at mortuary and domestic sites Juan F. Gibaja, Gerard Remolins, Alfons Figuls and Berta Morell-Rovira17. Polished and bevelled artefacts in the northeastern Iberia Sepulcros de Fosa communities. A petrological,functional and technological contribution Alba Masclans and Alfons Figuls18. Grinding tools and their value in burial contexts: an approach during the Neolithic in the northeast of Iberia Cristian Emens19. Bone tools Millán Mozota20. Personal ornaments Mónica Oliva21. Connections with Neolithic societies in northern Italy: the funerary practices of the VBQ Culture Elisabetta Mottes22. Neolithic cist graves in the Alps: the Chamblandes Horizon Noah Steuri, Marco Milella and Sandra Lösch23. Connections with Middle Neolithic societies in southeastern France Aurore Schmitt24. Connections with other populations in the Iberian Peninsula Serafín Becerra, Eduardo Vijande, António Faustino Carvalho and Carlos Rodríguez Rellán25. A society in transformation. The transition to collective burials Araceli Martín, Josep Tarrús and F. Xavier Oms26. To conclude … Berta Morell-Rovira, F. Xavier Oms, Gerard Remolins, Izaro Quevedo and Juan F. GibajaBibliography

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