Queen Elisenda's tomb among key discoveries in Pedralbes Investigation
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Queen Elisenda's tomb among key discoveries in Pedralbes Investigation
A study of eight 14th-century tombs at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain, has uncovered evidence that challenges several long-accepted identifications. The work began in 2024 as part of preparations for the monastery’s 700th anniversary. So far, specialists have examined the remains of 25 people buried during the monastery’s early years. One of its biggest surprises came from the tomb that is traditionally assoc…
The research project, which has benefited from the collaboration of the URV, is part of the events commemorating the seven hundred years of the foundation of the monastery and provides a new look at the people buried in the convent founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada and her husband, King James II, about seven hundred years ago. Anthropological study of eight tombs of the monastery has made it possible to reconstruct aspects of the health, foo…
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