Remains of victims executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco security forces during Spain's civil war excavated  80 years after their  deaths  in the small village of Porreres in the Balearic island of Mallorca  in Spain. Clara Margais/DPA

Skeletons on the ground during the exhumation works of the bodies of Spanish Civil War's Republican prisoners  killed by  the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco at the cemetery of Porreres in Mallorca  80 years after their  deaths. The opening of the graves, and the identification of the human  remains in them, shows the real crudeness of the conflict. Mallorca, Spain.

A worker exhumes the remains of victims executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco security forces during Spain's civil war 80 years after their deaths. A team formed by anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and forensics classifies the remains for later identification and determine the causes of their deaths. Mallorca, Spain.

A worker exhumes the remains of victims executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco security forces during Spain's civil war a full 80 years after their deaths.

 A team formed by anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and forensics classifies the remains for later identification and determine the causes of their deaths. Mallorca, Spain.

A worker finds a pair of manacles in a graveyard during the exhumation works of the bodies of Spanish Civil War's Republican prisoners killed by the fascist spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco at the cemetery of Porreres. The bullets, manacles and wires next to the corpses are main clues for the investigation.

A worker finds a pair of manacles in a graveyard during the exhumation works of the bodies of Spanish Civil War's Republican prisoners killed by the fascist spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco at the cemetery of Porreres. The bullets, manacles and wires next to the corpses are main clues for the investigation. 2

A team formed by anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and forensics classifies the remains of victims executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco army during Spain's  civil war for later identification.

The remains were excavated 80 years after their  deaths  in the small town of Porreres on the Balearic islands of Mallorca  in Spain.

A team formed by anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and forensics classifies the remains of victims executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco army during Spain's  civil war for later identification.

The remains were excavated 80 years after their  deaths  in the small town of Porreres on the Balearic islands of Mallorca  in Spain.

Relatives look forensics work in a massive civil war grave to extract DNA samples in the hope to find their beloved.

The victims were executed by the fascist Spanish dictatorship Francisco Franco security forces during Spain's  civil war. The excavation takes part in the small town of Porreres  on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain.