A study on decapitated heads from the iron age in Iberia reveals that these may not have just served as war trophies but could have also represented veneration for local community members. Researchers analyzed remains from two archaeological sites, suggesting a complex funerary tradition.

He is an archaeologist at the universitat autònoma de barcelona and the first author of the study.

Institution where rubén de la fuente-seoane works.

The journal where the study was published.