Abstract

ALDAZABAL, Verónica; EUGENIO, Emilio  and  GARCIA LABORDE, Pamela. HUMAN REMAINS ON THE SEA SHORE OF MAR CHIQUITA DISTRICT, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE. Rev Arg Antrop Biol [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.2, pp.11-12.  Epub June 01, 2020. ISSN 1514-7991.  http://dx.doi.org/10.24215/18536387e022.

The aim of the present work is to present the results of the bioanthropological analyses carried out on the human bone remains that appeared fortuitously on the sea shore of Mar Chiquita district, in Buenos Aires province, on the basis of the available information from the area. Difficulties in rescue tasks are addressed, and aspects related to conservation and burial standards are discussed. The remains analyzed are the first finding of this kind on the central marine coast of Buenos Aires province, and comprise at least three individuals, one adult and two subadults.

Keywords : humans remains; bioanthropological analysis; Late Holocene; Buenos Aires.