Notes for a bioarcheology of childhood in Uruguay
Apart from occasional descriptions of infant burials in the first half of the twentieth century, bioarchaeological studies of childhood in Uruguay have few precedents, particularly of a demographic and taphonomic nature. In this paper, we analyze the background and current situation of childhood bio...
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Apart from occasional descriptions of infant burials in the first half of the twentieth century, bioarchaeological studies of childhood in Uruguay have few precedents, particularly of a demographic and taphonomic nature. In this paper, we analyze the background and current situation of childhood bioarchaeology in Uruguay, including a detail of the archaeological record of infant skeletal remains. This record is fragmentary in three aspects. First, there is a lack of representation at the level of skeletal elements, with the remains consisting mainly of cranial and dental remains. Second, there is an underrepresentation at the level of individuals who died in the first year of life; the cause of these two fragmentarities is probably a bias at the level of recovery of the remains during excavation. Finally, there is a low number of dated remains; more datings are needed to increase the chronological resolution of the record. For the moment, the potential of the record for childhood bioarchaeology studies is limited, and it is possible to make significant advances in the short term at the level of dietary changes during early life and funerary patterns; further studies require a quantitative and qualitative increase of the sample. |
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I10-R319-article-446442025-07-22T13:50:50Z Notes for a bioarcheology of childhood in Uruguay Apuntes para una bioarqueología de la infancia en Uruguay Notas para uma bioarqueologia da infância no Uruguai Figueiro, Gonzalo Melgar, Macarena bioarchaeology child remains chronology taphonomy Uruguay bioarqueología restos infantiles cronología tafonomía Uruguay bioarqueologia restos infantis cronologia tafonomia Uruguai Apart from occasional descriptions of infant burials in the first half of the twentieth century, bioarchaeological studies of childhood in Uruguay have few precedents, particularly of a demographic and taphonomic nature. In this paper, we analyze the background and current situation of childhood bioarchaeology in Uruguay, including a detail of the archaeological record of infant skeletal remains. This record is fragmentary in three aspects. First, there is a lack of representation at the level of skeletal elements, with the remains consisting mainly of cranial and dental remains. Second, there is an underrepresentation at the level of individuals who died in the first year of life; the cause of these two fragmentarities is probably a bias at the level of recovery of the remains during excavation. Finally, there is a low number of dated remains; more datings are needed to increase the chronological resolution of the record. For the moment, the potential of the record for childhood bioarchaeology studies is limited, and it is possible to make significant advances in the short term at the level of dietary changes during early life and funerary patterns; further studies require a quantitative and qualitative increase of the sample. Aparte de algunas descripciones puntuales de entierros infantiles en la primera mitad del siglo XX, los estudios bioarqueológicos de la infancia en Uruguay cuentan con pocos antecedentes, particularmente de carácter demográfico y tafonómico. En este trabajo, analizamos los antecedentes y la situación actual de la bioarqueología de la infancia en el Uruguay, incluyendo un detalle del registro arqueológico de restos óseos infantiles. Este registro es fragmentario en tres aspectos. En primer lugar, se constata una falta de representación a nivel de elementos esqueletales, consistiendo los restos fundamentalmente en restos craneales y dentales. En segundo lugar, se registra una subrepresentación a nivel de individuos fallecidos en el primer año de vida; la causa de estas dos fragmentariedades es probablemente un sesgo a nivel de recuperación de los restos durante la excavación. Por último, se cuenta con un bajo número de restos datados; son necesarias más dataciones para incrementar la resolución cronológica del registro. Por el momento el potencial del registro para estudios de bioarqueología de la infancia es limitado, y es posible hacer avances significativos en el corto plazo a nivel de cambios dietarios durante la vida temprana y pautas funerarias; estudios de mayor alcance requieren un incremento cuantitativo y cualitativo de la muestra. Além de algumas descrições ocasionais de sepultamentos de crianças na primeira metade do século XX, os estudos bioarqueológicos da infância no Uruguai têm poucos antecedentes, particularmente de natureza demográfica e tafonômica. Neste artigo, analisamos o histórico e a situação atual da bioarqueologia da infância no Uruguai, incluindo um registro arqueológico detalhado de restos de esqueletos infantis. Esse registro é fragmentário em três aspectos. Em primeiro lugar, há uma falta de representação no nível dos elementos esqueléticos, sendo que os restos mortais consistem principalmente de restos cranianos e dentários. Em segundo lugar, há uma sub-representação no nível de indivíduos que morreram no primeiro ano de vida; a causa dessas duas fragmentaridades é provavelmente um viés no nível de recuperação dos restos mortais durante a escavação. Por fim, há um baixo número de restos datados; são necessárias mais datações para aumentar a resolução cronológica do registro. No momento, o potencial do registro para estudos de bioarqueologia da infância é limitado, e é possível fazer avanços significativos em curto prazo no nível das mudanças na dieta no início da vida e nos padrões funerários; estudos adicionais exigem um aumento quantitativo e qualitativo da amostra. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2025-03-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/44644 10.37603/2250.7728.v.n.44644 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; ##issue.vol## 29 ##issue.no## 1 (2025): Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; 55-78 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 29 Núm. 1 (2025): Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; 55-78 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 29 n. 1 (2025): Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; 55-78 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v29.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/44644/47061 Derechos de autor 2020 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 |