Unit of Anthropology, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Forensic Sci Int. 2012 Jun 10;219(1-3):e4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.021. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
The identification process of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) is presented. The presumed location of the grave, as well as the presumed number and identities of the persons buried in the grave were obtained exclusively from witnesses' and relatives' testimonies. In agreement with the testimonies, the grave was located at the indicated location and five skeletons were exhumed. Also in agreement with the testimonies, the osteological and DNA study led investigators to propose the identification of two kin groups, a father and his son and a pair of brothers. But the genetic study did not support the identification of a fifth man presumed to have been buried in the grave. The differences and similarities between this case and another case reported earlier are discussed.
本文介绍了一起西班牙内战（1936-1939 年）时期乱葬岗的鉴定过程。该乱葬岗的假定位置以及埋葬在该乱葬岗的人员的假定人数和身份，都是仅通过目击者和亲属的证词获得的。根据证词，乱葬岗被安置在指定的位置，共挖掘出五具骨骼。同样根据证词，骨骼的法医人类学和 DNA 研究结果使调查人员提出了对两个亲缘群体的身份识别，即一对父子和一对兄弟。但是，遗传研究不支持对第五名男子的身份识别，这名男子据信被埋在乱葬岗中。本文还讨论了这个案例与之前报道的另一个案例之间的差异和相似之处。
