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David Gonçalves

Researcher at University of Coimbra

Publications -  73
Citations -  1088

David Gonçalves is an academic researcher from University of Coimbra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Forensic anthropology. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 60 publications receiving 770 citations. Previous affiliations of David Gonçalves include Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal & Chaminade University of Honolulu.

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Sample-specific odontometric sex estimation: A method with potential application to burned remains.

TL;DR: The potential of odontometry for sex estimation was investigated and the perimeter at the cementum-enamel junction and the combined measurements of the mesiodistal and buccolingual diameters were quite promising in the post-burning analysis with correct sex classifications above 80%.

The Roman cremation burials of Encosta de Sant’Ana (Lisbon)

TL;DR: In this paper, a bioarchaeological approach was adopted in order to infer the funerary behaviour of the inhabitants of Olisipo, Roman Lisbon, through their burned skeletal remains.

Looking back at a decade of science communication in the field of human evolution

TL;DR: An overview of the main activities developed by GEEvH in the last decade as well as upcoming goals, is provided in this paper, with a short theoretical introduction to Charles Darwin's Assis et al. theories.
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Preliminary results of an investigation on postmortem variations in human skeletal mass of buried bones.

TL;DR: This paper investigates the effect of inhumation, weather and heat exposure on the skeletal mass of two different bone types and suggests that mass comparisons against published references should be performed only after the skeletal remains have been preemptively dried from exogenous water.