Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials

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Autores: Sánchez Polo, Alejandra, Santa Cruz del Barrio, Angélica, Velasco Vázquez, Javier, Nogal Sánchez, Miguel del, Casas Ferreira, Ana María, Pérez Pavón, José Luis, Patino Alonso, Carmen, Esparza Arroyo, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositorio:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105729
https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/83964
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Palabra clave:Gender studies
Bronze Age
Iberia
Amelogenin peptide
Statistics
Mortuary practices
Age groups
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spelling Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burialsSánchez Polo, AlejandraSanta Cruz del Barrio, AngélicaVelasco Vázquez, JavierNogal Sánchez, Miguel delCasas Ferreira, Ana MaríaPérez Pavón, José LuisPatino Alonso, CarmenEsparza Arroyo, ÁngelGender studiesBronze AgeIberiaAmelogenin peptideStatisticsMortuary practicesAge groupsProducción CientíficaResearch on gender in prehistoric Iberia has focused largely on cemeteries with rich grave goods, while regions with sparse, atypical mortuary records remain understudied. We address this gap for the Middle–Late Bronze Age Cogotas I group (circa 1850–1150 cal BC) by testing whether lateralized burial position (left/right decubitus) expresses gendered norms once sex and age are known. We analysed 29 primary inhumations (13 males/16 females) from 15 sites in the northern Iberian sub-Plateau (Duero basin). Biological sex was assessed osteologically, in 23 cases by enamel peptide proteomics (AMELX/AMELY) and also using the available aDNA; age-at-death followed standard osteological criteria. We evaluated associations among sex, age, decubitus, deposit type and geography using statistical tests appropriate for small samples, complemented by exploratory multivariate analyses to visualize overall structure. The primary hypothesis was not supported: in the sample, sex and lateral decubitus were not associated, and neither regional quadrants nor logistic models yielded significant results. Age, however, modulated practices. Very young children occurred only in individual burials, whereas older children and adolescents were more frequent in multiple deposits. Sub-regional tendencies were qualitative rather than confirmatory: FR/ML in Western and Eastern versus FL/MR around the middle Douro/Duero basin. Multivariate plots suggested that infants cluster with female and right decubitus, adolescents with male and left, and adults at the opposite axis end, trends to be treated cautiously given small cell counts. It can be concluded that Cogotas I mortuary behaviour lacked a single rigid, gender-coded rule. Instead, gendered performances, that intersected with age, varied according to the territorial context, with the youngest children and some aged women standing outside normal patterns. This integrated osteological–proteomic–statistical approach, to combine with the ‘gender effects’, it will allow to refine social inferences where grave goods are minimal.Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC) (proyecto de investigación HUM 2005-00139/HIST)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología (proyecto de investigación HAR2009-10105)Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) (proyectos de investigación HAR2013-43851-P)Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - MCIN/AEI/https://10.13039/501100011033 y el programa NextGenerationEU/PRTR (Convenio de subvención: FJC2021-046615-I)2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105729https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/83964reponame:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolidinstname:Universidad de ValladolidIngléshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X26001641#ab010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/oai:dnet:uvadoc______::b9dcfd99c0057ebdc1f6bdb0092bf45d2026-06-13T12:44:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
title Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
spellingShingle Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
Sánchez Polo, Alejandra
Gender studies
Bronze Age
Iberia
Amelogenin peptide
Statistics
Mortuary practices
Age groups
title_short Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
title_full Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
title_fullStr Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
title_full_unstemmed Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
title_sort Materializing gender in Iberian prehistory: sex, age and decubitus in Bronze age burials
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez Polo, Alejandra
Santa Cruz del Barrio, Angélica
Velasco Vázquez, Javier
Nogal Sánchez, Miguel del
Casas Ferreira, Ana María
Pérez Pavón, José Luis
Patino Alonso, Carmen
Esparza Arroyo, Ángel
author Sánchez Polo, Alejandra
author_facet Sánchez Polo, Alejandra
Santa Cruz del Barrio, Angélica
Velasco Vázquez, Javier
Nogal Sánchez, Miguel del
Casas Ferreira, Ana María
Pérez Pavón, José Luis
Patino Alonso, Carmen
Esparza Arroyo, Ángel
author_role author
author2 Santa Cruz del Barrio, Angélica
Velasco Vázquez, Javier
Nogal Sánchez, Miguel del
Casas Ferreira, Ana María
Pérez Pavón, José Luis
Patino Alonso, Carmen
Esparza Arroyo, Ángel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gender studies
Bronze Age
Iberia
Amelogenin peptide
Statistics
Mortuary practices
Age groups
topic Gender studies
Bronze Age
Iberia
Amelogenin peptide
Statistics
Mortuary practices
Age groups
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