Abstract

SUBY, Jorge A  and  NOVELLINO, Paula. Análisis comparativo de la geometría de la sección transversal de tibias de restos humanos de Patagonia Austral y Centro-Norte de Mendoza. Rev Arg Antrop Biol [online]. 2017, vol.19, n.2. ISSN 1514-7991.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17139/raab.2017.0019.02.01.

Analysis of transversal geometry of long bones is an indicator of the work of mechanical forces over bone structures, informing about physical activity patterns, nutritional health, and genetic variability among individuals. Although some analyses were previously performed in human skeletons from southern Patagonia, contradictory conclusions were reported in regards to the relationship between long-bone morphology and physical activity patterns. The aim of this work is to comparatively increase the knowledge about the transversal geometry patterns in human remains of individuals from southern Patagonia and Center-North of Mendoza, studying the possible relationship between economic practices and the structure of low limbs. The results showed no difference in the robusticity of the tibias between individuals from southern Patagonia and Center-North of Mendoza. However, individuals with maritime diets from Southern Patagonia showed more robusticity than individuals with terrestrial diets. Moreover, individuals from Center-North of Mendoza with cornbased diets showed lower robustiticy than other individuals from the same region. Finally, only one case from southern Patagonia showed results that could be related to some metabolic disease.

Keywords : Southern Patagonia; Cuyo; Transversal geometry; Tibias; Paleodiet.

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