Discovery of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War using Ground Penetrating Radar and forensic archaeology

Fernández-Álvarez, José-Paulino; Rubio-Melendi, David; Martínez-Velasco, Antxoka; Pringle, Jamie K.; Aguilera, Hector-David

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.05.040

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Discovery of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War using Ground Penetrating Radar and forensic archaeology

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Fernández-Álvarez, José-Paulino, Rubio-Melendi, David, Martínez-Velasco, Antxoka, Pringle, Jamie K., Aguilera, Hector-David·2016·Forensic Science International

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An estimated 500,000 people died from all causes during the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939, with a further 135,000 killed after the war ended. There are currently over 2000 known mass burial locations throughout Spain but many more are unknown. This study details the successful search for an unmarked mass grave in mountainous terrain in the Asturias region of Northern Spain. Two approximate locations were known due to eyewitness accounts. A phased site investigation approach was undertaken, which included Ground Penetrating Radar. Results showed a clear geophysical anomaly on 2D GPR profiles. The identified area was subsequently intrusively investigated by forensic archaeologists and human remains were successfully discovered. Careful and sensitive investigations are essential in these approaches where living relatives are involved.

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Authors: Fernández-Álvarez, J.-P., Rubio-Melendi, D., Martínez-Velasco, A., Pringle, J. K., & Aguilera, H.-D.
Affiliations: Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
Keele University (GB)
Corresponding author: Rubio-Melendi, David
Venue: Forensic Science International
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-10
Volume: 267
Pages: e10-e17
ISSN: 0379-0738 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.05.040
OpenAlex: W2431156553
Semantic Scholar: ac90769ced03445f3393ac7005d5923747d760da
Cited by: 51
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3
FWCI: 5.92
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Forensic Science International (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Consultation of the Doctoral Thesis Database (TESEO) (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Keele Research Repository (Keele University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geophysical Methods and Applications
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeological Research and Protection
Keywords: Spanish Civil War, mass graves, ground penetrating radar, forensic archaeology, geophysical anomalies, Asturias, war dead
MeSH terms: Archaeology, Burial, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Radar, Software, Spain, Warfare, Forensic Sciences, History, 20th Century

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