Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)

Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur i...

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Autores principales: García, Renato Andrés, Magnín, Lucía Angélica, Miotti, Laura Lucía, Barrientos, Gustavo
Formato: Articulo Comunicacion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
Materias:
Arqueología
Human bone remains
Psiloparmelia
Archaeology
Hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119494
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topic Arqueología
Human bone remains
Psiloparmelia
Archaeology
Hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
spellingShingle Arqueología
Human bone remains
Psiloparmelia
Archaeology
Hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
García, Renato Andrés
Magnín, Lucía Angélica
Miotti, Laura Lucía
Barrientos, Gustavo
Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
topic_facet Arqueología
Human bone remains
Psiloparmelia
Archaeology
Hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
description Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur in extreme environments, such as the Arctic and Antarctic, where bone elements remain unaltered for long periods, although they have also been found in other latitudes. The aim of this paper is to describe the taxonomic diversity of the lichens growing on a set of human bones recovered at a looted Late Holocene aboriginal cairn burial (chenque) in southern continental Patagonia (Piedra Museo archaeological locality, Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina). In the analyzed bone assemblage (NISP = 56), a total of 63 lichen thalli were recorded. They were assigned to seven different species, except one case that could only be determined at the genus level. This is the first well-described record of lichen flora growing on human bone remains for South America, having important implications for both archaeological and forensic sciences.
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Comunicacion
author García, Renato Andrés
Magnín, Lucía Angélica
Miotti, Laura Lucía
Barrientos, Gustavo
author_facet García, Renato Andrés
Magnín, Lucía Angélica
Miotti, Laura Lucía
Barrientos, Gustavo
author_sort García, Renato Andrés
title Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_short Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_full Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_fullStr Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_sort lichens growing on human bone remains: a case study from continental patagonia (deseado massif, santa cruz, argentina)
publishDate 2020
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119494
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