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Domenech-Carbo, Maria TeresaCorresponding Author

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July 31, 2025
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Between Heritage Conservation and Forensic Science: An Analytical Study of Personal Items Found in Mass Graves of the Francoism (1939-1956) (Spain)

Publicated to: MOLECULES. 30 (13): 2783- - 2025-06-27 30(13), DOI: 10.3390/molecules30132783

Authors:

Doménech-Carbó, MT; Oviedo, TP; Roca, RC; Mestanza, JM
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Affiliations

Museu Prehist Valencia, Carrer Corona 36, Valencia 46003, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Restaurac Patrimonio, Cami Vera 14, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

This article describes the case of the personal items found in common graves dated between 1939 and 1956 after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), located in Paterna's cemetery (Spain). It was important in this study to know the state of the conservation of the objects and to obtain clues about their origin and use just as in a forensic study. This would allow the moral restitution of the historical memory of the victims of the war conflict. The multi-technique strategy has included light and electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Materials of the early 20th century used in pencil sharpeners, glasses, cutlery, lighters, rings, and buttons or medications contained in small bottles and boxes have been identified and have enabled the lives of their owners to be reconstructed during their imprisonment and execution. All these objects exhibited a thin layer of adipocere, a well-known compound in forensic science formed during the decomposition of human and animal corpses. Interestingly, rare corrosion processes have been identified in two of the objects analyzed, which are linked to their proximity to the decomposing corpses of the deceased. Copper sulfides and/or sulfates have been identified in the lighter, and scholzite, a zinc and calcium phosphate, has been identified in the glasses.
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Keywords

AdipocereAdipocere formationAmorphous calcium-carbonateConservation of heritageCorrosionFesem-edxForensic scienceFtir spectroscopyIdentificatioIronLight microscopyRoman silver coinsScholzitSem-edsSpectraWoodXrd

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MOLECULES due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Analytical Chemistry.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Domenech Carbo, Mª Teresa) and Last Author (Mugica Mestanza, Janire).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Domenech Carbo, Mª Teresa.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This research was funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) grant PID2020-113022GB-I00.
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