Kinship analysis and allelic dropout: a forensic approach on an archaeological case

• Main Authors: Sara Palomo-Díez (Author), Ángel Esparza Arroyo (Author), Mirian Tirado-Vizcaíno (Author), Javier Velasco Vázquez (Author), Ana María López-Parra (Author), Cláudia Gomes (Author), Carlos Baeza-Richer (Author), Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: This study relies on the discovery of two pit burials (LTA and LTB) of the Bronze Age Cogotas I archaeological culture (circa 3600-2950 BP) in Spain. LTA was a single burial and LTB contained three skeletal remains of two adults and a newborn or foetus at term. Aim: The central question...