Being a woman in the northern Punilla Valley at the beginning of the first millenium (Site El Vado, Córdoba). Contributions from social bioarchaeology
In this paper we present data obtained from bioarchaeological, archaeobotanical, isotopic and genetic analyses of a woman who inhabited the Punilla Valley (Córdoba, Argentina) 2156 ± 86 years 14C BP, with the aim of reconstructing her life history from an osteobiographical approach. From this perspe...
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Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/34364 |
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| Sumario: | In this paper we present data obtained from bioarchaeological, archaeobotanical, isotopic and genetic analyses of a woman who inhabited the Punilla Valley (Córdoba, Argentina) 2156 ± 86 years 14C BP, with the aim of reconstructing her life history from an osteobiographical approach. From this perspective based on social bioarchaelogy, the interplay of three spheres is considered: her individual, social and political body. The bioarchaeological study included oral, cranial and postcranial pathologies, as well as enthesial and degenerative markers, and we also examined vegetable microremains in dental calculus. These analyzes were complemented with mortuary, isotopic and genetic information. Our study indicates a fibrous and abrasive diet. At bone level, no pathologies or disease indicators were recorded, while high levels of physical activity throughout her life were detected. This case also has the particularity of being the oldest human remains in South America with presence of congenital defects, which could be indicating the existence of long-standing inbreeding practices in mountain communities.
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