Base de Información Bioantropológica de Patagonia Austral (B.I.B.P.A)

Abstract

<jats:p>Los restos óseos humanos de Patagonia Austral se encuentran dispersos en numerosas instituciones europeas y americanas. Actualmente se contabilizan más de 1150 individuos. Esos sujetos y la información de orden bioantropológica publicada acerca de cada uno de ellos ha sido compilada en la Base de Información Bioantropológica de Patagonia Austral. Esta plataforma se concibe como una herramienta que busca facilitar y agilizar la labor de la comunidad de antropólogos biólogos y afines, de la región. Es de carácter público y código abierto, y se encuentra a disposición tanto de la comunidad científica como de la sociedad. Se actualizará de manera periódica, con la información que la comunidad genere y ponga a disposición de sus pares a través de los diversos formatos que los científicos tienen para difundir su labor científica.</jats:p>

Ecogeography‐related humerus morphological variation within southern Patagonia hunter‐gatherers

“…Site locations and region boundaries are shown in Figure 1. Detailed information on regional, temporal, and anthropological characteristics of the study samples were obtained from BIBPA ( Base de Información Bioantropológica de Patagonia Austral ) database which include associated studies of each site (D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2020).…”

“…Overall, sample selection represents a well‐documented and available sample housed in South American osteological collections. Limitations to increase the sample size were mainly related to the complexity of obtaining the necessary permits to study bones from native communities, but also due to the unpreserved and/or missing skeletal elements, including humeri (Cocilovo & Guichón, 1999; D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2020).…”

“…Adult age status and sex was defined on the basis of standard skeletal estimation methods (Buikstra & Ubelaker, 1994) and contrasted with previous recorded ages for the studied individuals (BIBPA; D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2020). Fully fused humerus epiphyses were used as a minimum age criterion.…”

“…Whenever possible, associated cranial and postcranial preserved elements were also used for age and sex estimation. Overall, sex‐related results in SP upper limb morphology are limited due to unbalanced sex distribution (Alfonso‐Durruty et al, 2017; Béguelin & Barrientos, 2006), and because of the high number of individuals for whom sex could not be accurately determined (D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2020).…”

“…In addition, study individuals were also subdivided into four ecogeographical zones from northern to southern regions of SP following defined ethnographic historical ranges and subsistence patterns of groups that inhabited SP (Borrero, 1997; Borrero et al, 2001; see Figure 1): The San Gregorio‐Brunswick (SGB; n = 9) region includes the last foothills of the American continent, and the north and west coast of the Magellan Strait; North of IGTdF (NIG; n = 14) covers the territory north of Lake Fagnano, including the north of Isla Grande and the south coast of the Strait of Magellan; Beagle Channel (BC; n = 14), encloses lands bathed by the BC, representing the south of Isla Grande , south of Lake Fagnano and the outer island of the Fueguian Archipelago; and Mitre Peninsula (MP; n = 2) located at the southeast of the IGTdF. Specific World Geodetic System 1984 latitude and longitude coordinates (in degrees) of each individual were determined based on geographic locations described in the original publications (D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2020).…”